| Ruda | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Vysočina |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Žďár nad Sázavou |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.3225°N 16.1228°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1353 |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.03 |
| Elevation M: | 565 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 414 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 594 01 |
Ruda is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Ruda lies approximately 30km (20miles) south-east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 40km (30miles) east of Jihlava, and 149km (93miles) south-east of Prague.
The village of Lhotka is an administrative part of Ruda.