Rudno, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
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Rudno ' is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Krzeszowice
, within Kraków County
, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Krzeszowice
and 26 km (16 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków
.
seat was the Tenczyn Castle
(also known as Tęczyn Castle), now a ruin in the village of Rudno.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Krzeszowice
Gmina Krzeszowice
Gmina Krzeszowice is an urban-rural gmina in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Krzeszowice, which lies approximately west of the regional capital Kraków....
, within Kraków County
Kraków County
Kraków County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Kraków, although the city is...
, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...
, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Krzeszowice
Krzeszowice
Krzeszowice is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. As of 2004, the population of Krzeszowice was 9,993.In 2008, it was selected with 19 villages of Europe -Germany, Poland, Italy and Spain- for the Spanish documentary film "Villages of Europe" Pueblos de Europa,...
and 26 km (16 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
.
History
The Tęczyński familyTeczynski family
Tęczyński family was a powerful family of nobility in the Kingdom of Poland, during the times of the late Piast dynasty, the Jagiellon dynasty and in the early decades of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...
seat was the Tenczyn Castle
Tenczyn Castle
The Tenczyn Castle, otherwise known as the Tęczyn Castle, is a medieval castle in the village of Rudno, Poland. It was built as a seat of the powerful Tęczyński family. The castle fell into ruin during the Deluge in mid-17th century, after being pillaged and burned by Swedish-Brandenburgian forces...
(also known as Tęczyn Castle), now a ruin in the village of Rudno.