Ruda Kameralna
| Ruda Kameralna | |
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| Nickname(s): The Positively Twisted Village Polish: wioska pozytywnie zakręcona | |
 Ruda Kameralna
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| Coordinates: 49°49′N 20°45′E / 49.817°N 20.750°E | |
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Tarnów County |
| Gmina | Zakliczyn |
| Founded | 1372 |
| Founded by | Brothers Błażej and Filip from Tworkowa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aneta Winiarska |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 313 m (1,027 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 323 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 32-840 |
| Area code(s) | (+48) 14 |
Ruda Kameralna [ˈruda kamɛˈralna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zakliczyn, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Zakliczyn, 30 km (19 mi) south-west of Tarnów, and 65 km (40 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.. In the years 1975 - 1998 the administrative district belonged to the Tarnow Voivodship.
Ruda Kameralna is also a thematic village under the name: wioska pozytywnie zakręcona, roughly translated to "the positively twisted village" in reference to grinding corn for flour and butter churning activities of their tours. They also celebrate traditional folk holidays and rituals and the history of the village.
The village is most likely named after their leading industry, the mining of iron ore as ruda means "ore". Kalmerana or kameralnym, means "intimate/cozy", commonly translated to "chamber" and likely derives from how the village is situated among the forests in a very peaceful place far from civilization.
In 1372, Paszko Tresta of Brzany, Gedcycze allowed the brothers Błażej and Filip from Tworkowa to establish the village of Ruda Kameralna south of Filipowice in the woods on the Świdnik Swamp.
Iron ore was mined there, a fact confirmed by the drilling done in 1970's. Salmon from the nearby stream was smoked and chopped and the water was used in the hammer mill to refine the iron they mined.
In 1772, the village came under Austria-Hungarian rule and was considered part of historic Galicia. Although a village comprised completely of Poles, it was to remain part of Austria until the end of World War I.
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