Ruciane-Nida
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ruciane-Nida
| image_flag =
| image_shield = POL Ruciane-Nida COA.svg
| image_skyline = Ruciane Nida - przystań - panoramio.jpg
| image_caption = Marina in Ruciane-Nida
| pushpin_map = Poland
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
| subdivision_name1 = Warmian-Masurian
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Pisz
| subdivision_type3 = Gmina
| subdivision_name3 = Ruciane-Nida
| established_title = Town rights
| established_date = 1966
| area_total_km2 = 17.07
| population_as_of = 2006
| population_total = 4894
| population_density_km2 = auto
| coordinates = {{coord|53|38|33|N|21|32|57|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| elevation_m =
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 12-220 - 12-221
| website = http://www.ruciane-nida.pl
}}
Ruciane-Nida {{IPAc-pl|r|u|'|ć|a|n|e|-|'|ń|i|d|a}} is a town in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. The town was formed in 1966 by the merger of three smaller settlements: Ruciane ({{langx|de|Rudczanny}}, renamed Niedersee in 1938{{cite book|title=Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße |author=M. Kaemmerer|year=2004| ISBN= 3-7921-0368-0 |language=German}}), Nida (German: Nieden) and Wola Ratajowa. It is located within the historic region of Masuria.
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 – Olsztyn – Szczytno – Świętajno – Pisz – Ełk. 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.
Sights
- Guzianka Lock, Nida Canal
- Our Lady of Mercy Gate of Dawn church (Kościół Matki Bożej Miłosierdzia Ostrobramskiej) from 1910 (in Ruciane)
- Historical seed extraction plant from late 19th century
- Military bunkers from before the World Wars, early 20th century
- Nature monuments: pine, oak
File:Ruciane-Nida.jpg|Nidzkie Lake with the Nida panorama in the background
File:Kanał nidzki - panoramio.jpg|Nida Canal
File:Ruciane-Nida.03.jpg|Dworcowa Street
File:Ruciane-Nida, kościół MB Ostrobramskiej.jpg|Our Lady of Mercy church
See also
References
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- [http://www.ruciane-nida.pl/ Official town webpage]
- {{in lang|pl}} [http://www.bip.ruciane-nida.pl/ Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Urzędu Miasta i Gminy]
{{Gmina Ruciane-Nida}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
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