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Nowa Ruda

Lower Silesia, Poland · Europe

About Nowa Ruda

Nowa Ruda works well as a base: 10 minutes from Jugów, 16km from Road of a Hundred Bends.

Nowa Ruda is a town located in Lower Silesia, Poland. With a population of 24,753, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Nowa Ruda sits in Poland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Warsaw time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Nowa Ruda to your route.

About Nowa Ruda

Nowa Ruda [ˈnɔva ˈruda] (Czech: Nová Ruda, German: Neurode) is a town in south-western Poland near the Czech border, lying on the Włodzica river in the central Sudetes mountain range. As of 2019 it had 22,067 inhabitants. The town is located in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the seat of the rural

Read more district of Gmina Nowa Ruda, but is not part of its territory (the town is a separate urban gmina in its own right).

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Nowa Ruda is located in Lower Silesia, Poland, Europe. The coordinates are 50.5801 latitude, 16.5016 longitude.

What is the population of Nowa Ruda?

Nowa Ruda has a population of approximately 24,753 people, making it a town in Poland.

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Quick Information

Population
24,753
Continent
Europe
Country
Poland
Region
Lower Silesia
Timezone
Europe/Warsaw
Coordinates
50.5801, 16.5016

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Poland

Police
997
Ambulance
999
Fire
998
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from Nowa Ruda

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Osówka Underground City

The largest visitable complex of Nazi Germany's Project Riese: 3.1 km of tunnels bored into the Owl Mountains in 1943–45 for a purpose still debated. Partly flooded sections are toured by boat.

12 km · about 20 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Szczeliniec Wielki

The highest summit of the Table Mountains (919 m): a sandstone plateau of eroded rock labyrinths, chasms and terraces reached by a historic stone stairway from Karłów, with views into Czechia on clear days.

15 km · about 30 min drive

famous road

Road of a Hundred Bends

Route 387 between Radkow and Kudowa-Zdroj corkscrews through the surreal rock labyrinths of the Table Mountains, packing dozens of hairpins into a forested drive beloved by Polish motorists.

16 km · about 20 min drive

photogenic

Błędne Skały

A rock labyrinth at 853 m in the Table Mountains where a marked trail squeezes between mushroom-shaped sandstone blocks and metre-wide corridors: a filming location for The Chronicles of Narnia. Car access via a timed toll road from Karłów.

19 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Skull Chapel, Czermna

A small Baroque chapel (1776–1784) in Kudowa-Zdrój whose walls and ceiling are lined with 3,000 human skulls and bones, with 21,000 more in the crypt below: Poland's only ossuary of its kind.

23 km · about 25 min drive

natural wonder

Adršpach-Teplice Rocks

A mesmerizing labyrinth of towering sandstone rock formations sculpted by millions of years of erosion into surreal shapes.

27 km · about 30 min drive

cathedral

Church of Peace, Świdnica

Europe's largest timber-framed church, raised in 1656–57 by Silesian Lutherans who were forbidden stone, nails or a tower: the wattle-and-daub interior holds 7,500 people under painted galleries. UNESCO-listed.

30 km · about 35 min drive

castle

Ksiaz Castle

Lower Silesia's largest castle, perched dramatically on a rock above a gorge, riddled with WWII tunnels.

33 km · about 40 min drive

Driving roads near Nowa Ruda

  • Right hereSzczeliniec WielkiThe highest summit of the Table Mountains (919 m): a sandstone plateau of eroded rock labyrinths, chasms and terraces reached by a historic stone stairway from Karłów, with views into Czechia on clear days.
  • 16 kmRoad of a Hundred BendsRoute 387 between Radkow and Kudowa-Zdroj corkscrews through the surreal rock labyrinths of the Table Mountains, packing dozens of hairpins into a forested drive beloved by Polish motorists.
  • 56 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
  • 56 kmSniezkaHighest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
  • 69 kmCervenohorske SedloA 1,013 m saddle on the I/44 road over the Jeseniky Mountains, linking Sumperk and Jesenik with long chains of sweeping switchbacks through spruce forest: one of Czechia's best mountain drives.
  • 73 kmDlouhé stráně Upper ReservoirAn artificial lake set improbably on a flattened 1,350 m mountaintop in the Jeseníky range: the upper basin of Czechia's biggest pumped-storage plant, ringed by a walkable rim with huge views. Reached by shuttle bus, bike or cable car from Kouty.

Driving in Poland

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.42/litre
Motorway tolls
~€5.00/100km

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Nowa Ruda.

Jugów

🇵🇱 Poland

5 km awayPop. 3,700

Ludwikowice Kłodzkie

🇵🇱 Poland

6 km away

Bozkow

🇵🇱 Poland

9 km awayPop. 1,600

Radków

🇵🇱 Poland

11 km awayPop. 2,410

Broumov

🇨🇿 Czechia

12 km awayPop. 8,254

Ostroszowice

🇵🇱 Poland

12 km awayPop. 1,303

Głuszyca Górna

🇵🇱 Poland

13 km away

Walim

🇵🇱 Poland

14 km awayPop. 2,763

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