Map of Ruda Śląska, Poland

Ruda Śląska is a city in Silesia, Poland, with a population of about 146,189. It lies at 50.2584°N, 18.8563°E. Ruda Śląska is about 266 km (165 mi) southwest of Warsaw, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Świętochłowice, 6 km to the northeast.

Ruda Śląska at a glance

Where is Ruda Śląska?

• The 27th largest city in Poland by recorded population.
• The 8th largest city in Silesia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 02 min on the shortest day to 16 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ruda Śląska

• Świętochłowice — 6 km northeast
• Zabrze — 9 km northwest
• Chorzów — 10 km northeast
• Mikołów — 10 km south
• Bytom — 11 km northeast
• Katowice — 12 km east
• Gliwice — 13 km west
• Piekary Śląskie — 14 km north
• Siemianowice Śląskie — 14 km northeast
• Knurów — 15 km west

Largest cities in Silesia

• Katowice — 286,960
• Częstochowa — 248,125
• Sosnowiec — 227,295
• Gliwice — 198,835
• Zabrze — 192,177
• Bytom — 189,186
• Bielsko-Biala — 176,515
• Rybnik — 142,510
• Tychy — 130,000
• Dąbrowa Górnicza — 116,971

Largest cities in Poland

• Warsaw — 1,702,139
• Kraków — 816,614
• Wrocław — 672,545
• Łódź — 639,890
• Poznań — 536,151
• Gdańsk — 487,371
• Szczecin — 395,513
• Lublin — 336,339
• Bydgoszcz — 330,038
• Białystok — 295,683

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.