Ruś, Olsztyn County Explained

Ruś
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Olsztyn
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Stawiguda
Coordinates:53.6919°N 20.4936°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population As Of:2011[1]
Population Total:424
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Area Code:+48 89
Registration Plate:NOL

Ruś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stawiguda, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 8km (05miles) north-east of Stawiguda and 110NaN0 south of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in Warmia.

The village has several historic houses, an old water mill and a Warmian old wayside shrine.

Located in the lands of the Teutonic Order, the area was ceded to Poland in 1466. Until 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772–1871 Prussia, 1871–1945 Germany, and again Poland since 1945.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wieś Ruś (warmińsko-mazurskie). Polska w liczbach. 4 November 2019. Polish.
  2. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.