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Železná Ruda, Klatovy District, Plzeň Region, Czech Republici
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Železná RudaMunicipality
Klatovy DistrictDistrict
Plzeň RegionRegion
Czech RepublicCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Železná Ruda2,096 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
408513
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:408513:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Markt Eisenstein
Other Languages:
French:
Železná Ruda, District de Klatovy, Région de Plzeň, République tchèque
German:
Železná Ruda, Okres Klatovy, Plzeňský kraj, Tschechien
Italian:
Železná Ruda, Distretto di Klatovy, Regione di Plzeň, Repubblica Ceca
Russian:
Железна-Руда, Клатови, Пльзеньский край, Чехия
Simplified Chinese:
鐵礦鎮, 克拉托維縣, 比爾森州, 捷克
Spanish:
Železná Ruda, Distrito de Klatovy, Región de Pilsen, República Checa
Aromanian:
Železná Ruda
Basque:
Železná Ruda, Pilsen eskualdea, Txekia
Bosnian:
Železná Ruda, Plzenjski kraj, Češka
Bulgarian:
Железна Руда, Клатови, Пилзенски край, Чехия
Cebuano:
Železná Ruda, Okres Klatovy, Plzeňský kraj, Nasod nga Czech
Czech:
Železná Ruda, Okres Klatovy, Plzeňský kraj, Česko
Dutch:
Železná Ruda, Okres Klatovy, Pilsen, Tsjechië
Esperanto:
Železná Ruda, Distrikto Klatovy, Regiono Plzeň, Ĉeĥio
Farsi/Persian:
ژلزنا رودا, شهرستان کلاتووی, استان پلزن, جمهوری چک
Hungarian:
Železná Ruda, Klatovyi járás, Plzeňi kerület, Csehország
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Железна Руда, Чехия
Luxembourgish:
Železná Ruda, Tschechesch Republik
Macedonian:
Железна Руда, П’лзењски крај, Чешка
Malay:
Železná Ruda, Daerah Klatovy, Wilayah Plzeň, Republik Czech
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Železná Ruda
Polish:
Železná Ruda, Powiat Klatovy, Kraj pilzneński, Czechy
Portuguese:
Železná Ruda, Klatovy, Plzeň, República Checa
Romanian:
Železná Ruda, Regiunea Plzeň, Cehia
Serbian:
Железна Руда, Округ Клатови, Плзењски крај, Чешка
Slovak:
Železná Ruda, Okres Klatovy, Plzenský kraj, Česko
Swedish:
Železná Ruda, Klatovy, Plzeň, Tjeckien
Tatar:
Железна-Руда, Чехия
Traditional Chinese:
鐵礦鎮, 捷克
Vietnamese:
Železná Ruda, Klatovy, Plzeň, Cộng hòa Séc


Železná Ruda (literally "iron ore", German: Markt Eisenstein) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Šumava Mountains, close to the border with Bavaria and the German town Bayerisch Eisenstein. It is one of the important sports and tourism centres of the Šumava Mountains.

The Czech name Železná Ruda and the historic German name Eisenstein means 'iron ore'. It refers to rich deposits of iron ore that were found and mined here.

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5 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDelezn%C3%A1_Ruda
Wikidata ID:Q327749
GeoNames ID:3061567

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