| Gmina Nowa Ruda | |
| Other Name: | Nowa Ruda Commune |
| Settlement Type: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lower Silesian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kłodzko |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Nowa Ruda |
| Coordinates: | 50.5833°N 46°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 139.66 |
| Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
| Population Total: | 11599 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Seat: | Nowa Ruda |
| Parts Type: | Sołectwos (Incorporated villages) |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Bartnica |
| P2: | Bieganów |
| P3: | Bożków |
| P4: | Czerwieńczyce |
| P5: | Dworki |
| P6: | Dzikowiec |
| P7: | Jugów |
| P8: | Krajanów |
| P9: | Ludwikowice Kłodzkie |
| P10: | Nowa Wieś Kłodzka |
| P11: | Przygórze |
| P12: | Sokolec |
| P13: | Sokolica |
| P14: | Świerki |
| P15: | Włodowice |
| P16: | Wolibórz |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Registration Plate: | DKL |
| Website: | http://gmina.nowaruda.pl/ |
Gmina Nowa Ruda is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Nowa Ruda, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
The gmina covers an area of 139.66km2, and as of 2019 its total population is 11,599.
Gmina Nowa Ruda is bordered by the towns of Bielawa, Nowa Ruda and Pieszyce, and the gminas of Dzierżoniów, Głuszyca, Kłodzko, Radków, Stoszowice and Walim. It also borders the Czech Republic.
The gmina contains the villages of Bartnica, Bieganów, Bożków, Czerwieńczyce, Dworki, Dzikowiec, Jugów, Krajanów, Ludwikowice Kłodzkie, Nowa Wieś Kłodzka, Przygórze, Sokolec, Sokolica, Świerki, Włodowice and Wolibórz.
The Literary Heights Festival, a Polish literary festival founded in 2015 which takes place in the vicinity of Nowa Ruda at the foot of the Owl Mountains in the Kłodzko Valley.
The event's organizers include the Mount Babel Cultural Association, the city and commune of Nowa Ruda, while the hosts are Karol Maliszewski and Olga Tokarczuk. The festival's program includes educational sessions, debates, concerts, panels, shows, meetings, poetry, literary workshops, film screenings, culinary workshops and various exhibitions.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland. Gmina Nowa Ruda is twinned with:[2]
Bruay-sur-l'Escaut, France
Giżycko, Poland
Hronov, Czech Republic Somonino, Poland