Rudna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Rudna is a village (former town) in Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Rudna. It lies approximately 14 km north of Lubin and 69 km north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village was originally called Nowa Ruda (New Rudna) - Old Polish ruda meaning ore⁣ – to distinguish it from the neighbouring small village of Stara Rudna (Old Rudna). Originated about 1280, it was not mentioned before 1347 in a deed of Charles IV of Luxemburg, at this time King of Bohemia, as a town within the Duchy of Ścinawa (Steinau).

After World War II, the village lost its town rights and became part of the now-defunct Legnica Voivodeship.

Notable residents

 * Hymn-writer Johann Heermann (1585-1647)
 * Heinz-Gerhard Vogt (1911–1945), Luftwaffe fighter ace