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Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
The preserved Nazi camp and museum near Oswiecim, a sombre, essential stop for remembrance.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Ruda Śląska
Silesia, Poland · Europe
About Ruda Śląska
Ruda Śląska sits on the route: 10 minutes from Świętochłowice, 36km from Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial.
Ruda Śląska is in Silesia, Poland, with about 150,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Świętochłowice, about 6 km away.
Ruda Śląska (German: Ruda O.S.; Silesian: Wielgo Ruda) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is a city in the Metropolis GZM, a metropolis with a population of two million. It is in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica River (tributary of the Oder).
It has been part of the Silesian VoivodeshipRead more
since its formation in 1999. Previously, it was in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, part of the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Ruda Śląska is one of the cities in the Katowice urban area (population 2.7 million) and within the greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area (population 5,294,000). The population of the city is 135,008 (December 2021).
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What is there to see near Ruda Śląska?
Within an hour or so of Ruda Śląska: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial (36 km), Ogrodzieniec Castle (The Witcher, Kaer Morhen) (54 km).
Are there any good drives near Ruda Śląska?
The nearest famous roads are Zakopianka (Road to the Tatras), Cervenohorske Sedlo and Droga pod Reglami, Zakopane.
Where is Ruda Śląska?
Ruda Śląska is in Silesia, Poland, about 6 km from Świętochłowice.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 146,189
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Silesia
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 50.2584, 18.8563
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Worth the detour from Ruda Śląska
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Ogrodzieniec Castle (The Witcher, Kaer Morhen)
The ruined Polish hilltop castle used as Kaer Morhen and battle sites in Netflix's The Witcher.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Driving in Poland
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.42/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€5.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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