History of Ruda nad Moravou
Under the Latin name Ferreus Mons ("Iron Mountain"), the village has appeared in springs since the early 14th century. Already at that time there was a church and rectory, which from 1350 belonged to the newly created bishopric in Litomyšl. At that time, Ruda apparently belonged to the Zábřeh estate of the Lords of Šternberk. In 1397, the margrave, together with eight other villages, was awarded to Peter of Kravaře, and at that time the embryo of the future Rudský manor began to be formed. Its owners were from 1447 Tunklová of Brníček, in 1508-1512 Mikuláš Trčka of Lípa and almost until the end of the 16th century the lords of Boskovice. In 1596 he bought the Rudy manor, which was separated from the Zábřeh manor and consisted of 17 villages, the owner of Velké Losiny Jan jr. ze Žerotín. Another owner Bernard of Žerotín built in Ruda at the beginning of the 17th century. Renaissance castle. After the defeat of the White Mountain, the estate was confiscated and in 1622 Karel of Liechtenstein acquired the Rudy estate.
Under the new owners, the castle became the seat of economic administration. During the Thirty Years' War the estate was considerably damaged, the castle lost most of its equipment, and what remained, taken or destroyed in 1643 by the Swedes. Since then, the chateau has a poor reputation as a lord of German officials. It was nationalized after the First World War, and a school and forestry administration was established there.
How the village came to its name:
The Czech name of the village is associated with deposits of iron ore, which was mined in the past. The name "nad Moravou" was added to the name in 1880 to distinguish the village from other locations of the same name. The mining of ore is also commemorated by the figure of a miner at work, depicted on a municipal seal from the 17th century. The complex national development in 1896 led to the division into two independent municipalities, the Czech Horní Ruda and the German Dolní Ruda. After World War I, the municipalities were reunited in 1920.
Historical attractions:
In the cadastre of the village there is a rare monument, which is a four-winged storeyed chateau from 1610 with a fence wall, a work of late Renaissance architecture. It is closed by an arcade courtyard and a prismatic built-in tower.
The Empire complex of the former distillery has been preserved in its original layout from the first half of the 19th century. Functional and urban part of the former distillery is house No. 72 from the first third of the 18th century.
House No. 3 from 1818 is also a monument of Empire architecture.
The Baroque statue of the Virgin Mary from 1715, a sculpture of St. Josef Foster from 1729, the classicist sculpture of st. John of Nepomuk from 1789 and Empire rustic sculptural group Calvary from 1825.
The architectural landmark of the village is the church. Lawrence.