page_title: Ruda Śląska
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Ruda Śląska / History
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Kościół Świętego Pawła Apostoła – katolicka świątynia parafialna Nowego Bytomia (śl. Fryncita, Fryna), obecnie dzielnicy Rudy Śląskiej, zabytek A/1493/92 z 27.08.1992. English: Saint Paul the Apostle catholic church in Nowy Bytom, Ruda Śląska, Poland. Heritage monument A/1493/92 z 27.08.1992.
context_page_description: Ruda Śląska is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is a district in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a metropolis with a population of 2 million. It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica river.
  It has been part of the Silesian Voivodeship 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 and within the greater Silesian metropolitan area. The population of the city is 137,360.
context_section_description: A large village is known to have existed at the location of the present day city center in 1243. The city name appears to indicate the awareness and perhaps exploitation of ores from early times.
  The area underwent rapid industrialization (coal, steel, zinc) in the 19th and the beginning of 20th century. However, it remained a cluster of industrial settlements and villages until the 1950s, when it was administratively united. However, it never developed into a truly unified city.
  After the fall of communism in 1989, the significant heavy industry was largely scaled down or restructured. The area has been transforming to a service-based economy. The well-known still operating coal mine is "Halemba".
  Since 2007, Ruda Śląska has been a member of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, the largest legally recognized urban area in Poland.
caption: St. Paul the Apostle Church
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