- Rudnik nad Sanem
Infobox Settlement
name = Rudnik nad Sanem
image_shield = POL Rudnik nad Sanem COA.svg
pushpin_
pushpin_label_position = bottom
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Subcarpathian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Nisko
subdivision_type3 =Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Rudnik nad Sanem
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Waldemar Grochowski
area_total_km2 = 36.26
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 6744
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 50 | latm = 26 | lats = 38 | latNS = N | longd = 22 | longm = 14 | longs = 27 | longEW = E
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 37-420
blank_name = Car plates
website = http://www.rudnik.pl/ Rudnik nad Sanem [IPA-pl|'|r|u|d|n|i|k|-|,|n|a|t|-|'|s|a|n|e|m] (until 1997 "Rudnik", _yi. רודניק "Ridnik") is a town inNisko County ,Subcarpathian Voivodeship ,Poland , with a population of 6,699 (2004). The town is located next to the river San, hence the "nad Sanem" (on the San) part of the name, which was appended to the official name in 1997. It is four miles south-west ofUlanów and 29 miles north-east ofRzeszów .Until
World War II the population of the town was predominantly Jewish. Notable personalities who lived in Rudnik include RabbisChaim Halberstam who served as its town rabbi from 1796,Boruch Halberstam (1860-1867), Tsvi Hersh Halberstam (1867-1906), Avrohom Halberstam (1906-?).External links
* [http://www.rudnik.pl/ Official town webpage]
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