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Ruciane-Nida

Ruciane-Nida
Coat of arms of Ruciane-Nida
Coat of arms
Ruciane-Nida is located in Poland
Ruciane-Nida
Ruciane-Nida
Coordinates: 53°38′33″N 21°32′57″E / 53.64250°N 21.54917°E / 53.64250; 21.54917
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Pisz
Gmina Ruciane-Nida
Area
 • Total 17.07 km2 (6.59 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 4,894
 • Density 290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Postal code 12-220 - 12-221
Website http://www.ruciane-nida.pl

Ruciane-Nida [ruˈt͡ɕanɛ ˈɲida] is a town in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. The town was formed in 1966 by the merger of three smaller settlements: Ruciane (German: Rudczanny, renamed Niedersee in 1938), Nida (German: Nieden), and Wola Ratajowa.

The town of Ruciane-Nida is a well-known tourist centre within the Masurian Lake District, with a popular railway line running through it: a D29-219 line – OlsztynSzczytnoŚwiętajnoPiszEłk. In the summer, it becomes the furthermost Southern station of the Masurian Recreational Navigation system.

As of 2004, the town had a population of 4,934.

The town panorama from Nidzkie lake

Entrance to the city from Mrągow

Nidzkie lake, PTTK tourist centre and marina

Coordinates: 53°39′N 21°33′E / 53.650°N 21.550°E / 53.650; 21.550



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