Rusko, Świdnica County

For other places with the same name, see Rusko.

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Rusko

Village

Saints Peter and Paul church in Rusko

Rusko

Coordinates: 50°59′28″N 16°27′38″E﻿ / ﻿50.99111°N 16.46056°E﻿ / 50.99111; 16.46056
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Lower Silesian
County| Świdnica
Gmina| Strzegom
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| DSW

Rusko [ˈruskɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzegom, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]It lies approximately 9 km (6 mi) north-east of Strzegom, 16 km (10 mi) north of Świdnica, and 42 km (26 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

## History

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When it was part of medieval Piast-ruled Poland, in 1193, the tithe from Rusko was granted to the Canons Regular Monastery in Wrocław.[2] The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from word róża, which means "rose".[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
2. ^ Grünhagen, Colmar (1884). Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae (in German). Vol. 7\. Josef Max & Comp. p. 56.
3. ^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 177.

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Gmina Strzegom

Town and seat|

* Strzegom

Villages|

* Bartoszówek
* Goczałków
* Goczałków Górny
* Godzieszówek
* Granica
* Graniczna
* Grochotów
* Jaroszów
* Kostrza
* Międzyrzecze
* Modlęcin
* Morawa
* Olszany
* Rogoźnica
* Rusko
* Skarżyce
* Stanowice
* Stawiska
* Tomkowice
* Wieśnica
* Żelazów
* Żółkiewka

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