Stillfried Castle

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 139.66 square kilometres (53.9 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 11,599.

Nowa Ruda [ˈnɔva ˈruda] (Czech: Nová Ruda, German: Neurode, Silesian: Nowŏ Ruda) is a town in south-western Poland near the Czech border, lying on the Włodzica river in the central Sudetes mountain range. As of 2019 it had 22,067 inhabitants. The town is located in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (in 1975–1998 it was in the former Wałbrzych Voivodeship). It is the seat of the rural district of Gmina Nowa Ruda, but is not part of its territory (the town is a separate urban gmina in its own right).

Bieganów [bjɛˈɡanuf] (German: Biehals) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Ruda, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Nowa Ruda, 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Kłodzko, and 74 kilometres (46 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Włodowice [vwɔdɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Walditz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Ruda, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Nowa Ruda, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Kłodzko, and 74 kilometres (46 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a population of 790.

Ścinawka Górna [ɕt͡ɕiˈnafka ˈɡurna] (German: Obersteine) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radków, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Radków, 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Kłodzko, and 75 kilometres (47 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Sokolica [sɔkɔˈlit͡sa] (German: Zaughals) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Ruda, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Nowa Ruda, 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-west of Kłodzko, and 72 kilometres (45 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a population of 100.

Sarny Castle (German: Schloss Scharfeneck) is a 16th-century palace compound in Sarny, Ścinawka Górna, the administrative district of Gmina Radków, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Krajanów [kraˈjanuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Ruda, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Partly due to its location along the border between Silesia and Bohemia, Krajanów has been a part of different states over its history. As of 2011, Krajanów had a population of 120.

Ścinawka Dolna [ɕt͡ɕiˈnafka ˈdɔlna] (German: Niedersteine) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radków, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Radków, 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Kłodzko, and 78 kilometres (48 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Ścinawka Średnia [ɕt͡ɕiˈnafka ˈɕrɛdɲa] (German: Mittelsteine) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radków, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Radków, 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Kłodzko, and 79 kilometres (49 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a population of 2,400.

The Mittelsteine concentration camp was a Nazi Arbeitslager or slave-labour camp functional on the territory of Nazi Germany during the latter part of the Second World War.It was originally established in 1942, but was operated formally for 250 days (8 months and a week) between 23 August 1944 and 30 April 1945 (the latter being the date of its liquidation) as an all-female subcamp of Gross-Rosen.

Wolibórz [vɔˈlibuʂ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Ruda, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Nowa Ruda, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Kłodzko, and 68 kilometres (42 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.