Gmina Nowa Ruda

Gmina Nowa Ruda is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Nowa Ruda, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

Gmina Nowa Ruda

Nowa Ruda Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates (Nowa Ruda): 50°35′N 16°30′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyKłodzko
SeatNowa Ruda
Sołectwos
(Incorporated villages)		Bartnica, Bieganów, Bożków, Czerwieńczyce, Dworki, Dzikowiec, Jugów, Krajanów, Ludwikowice Kłodzkie, Nowa Wieś Kłodzka, Przygórze, Sokolec, Sokolica, Świerki, Włodowice, Wolibórz
Area
 • Total139.66 km2 (53.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total11,599
 • Density83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Websitehttp://gmina.nowaruda.pl/

The gmina covers an area of 139.66 square kilometres (53.9 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 11,599.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Nowa Ruda is bordered by the towns of Bielawa, Nowa Ruda and Pieszyce, and the gminas of Dzierżoniów, Głuszyca, Kłodzko, Radków, Stoszowice and Walim. It also borders the Czech Republic.

Villages

The gmina contains the villages of Bartnica, Bieganów, Bożków, Czerwieńczyce, Dworki, Dzikowiec, Jugów, Krajanów, Ludwikowice Kłodzkie, Nowa Wieś Kłodzka, Przygórze, Sokolec, Sokolica, Świerki, Włodowice and Wolibórz.

Literary Heights Festival
Olga Tokarczuk and Karol Maliszewski, 2018

The Literary Heights Festival, a Polish literary festival founded in 2015 which takes place in the vicinity of Nowa Ruda at the foot of the Owl Mountains in the Kłodzko Valley.

The event's organizers include the Mount Babel Cultural Association, the city and commune of Nowa Ruda, while the hosts are Karol Maliszewski and Olga Tokarczuk. The festival's program includes educational sessions, debates, concerts, panels, shows, meetings, poetry, literary workshops, film screenings, culinary workshops and various exhibitions.

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Gmina Nowa Ruda is twinned with:[2]

gollark: Laces are just annoying and inefficient.
gollark: I am so annoyed at the lack of reasonably large Velcro shoes.
gollark: Oh, and even if people stick with basic functional clothing in shape, they'll still have different patterns and stuff to stand out.
gollark: No, but stuff like that is still at least fashionable.
gollark: Yes, those are possibly most functional, but people do not actually care (see: high heels).

References
  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. "Gminy Partnerskie". gmina.nowaruda.pl (in Polish). Gmina Nowa Ruda. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
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