Rudky - Sambirskohorayonu city of Lviv region. Located on the rivers cherries and cherry. It is home to 5,408 people. Settlement area is 3.8 km. square. Station on the railway line Lviv - Sambor. The city is Highway Lions - Sambor - Uzhgorod - Chop.

Rudkybuly founded in 1472. On January 11, 1645 Rudky mentioned as a city. In the first half of the XVIII century Rudky received Magdeburg rights that finally legitimized their position as mista.U November 1942 Rudky 800 Jews were taken to the death camp in Belzhtsyu.

It is known that for several centuries until the Second World War, the town was known Rudky as a place of pilgrimage to the miraculous image of Our Lady, which was placed in the parish church. In 1728 in the swamp vymuruvaly church, which also had a miraculous image. December 31, 1917 the Vatican received a decree coronation icons, but military actions hindered make solemnity until July 2, 1921, since Rudky church became one of the most venerated Marian sanctuaries in what was then Poland. Returns community parish church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary helped organize the crypt, where he is buried outstanding Polish playwright Aleksander Fredro. May 15, 1989 the grand pereosvyachennya temple, and in the fall of next year for a new sarcophagus in the crypt renovated put remains family Fredro. Now everywhere again come to Rudok pilgrims - both religious and literary.

In the swamp born Karpynets John - Ukrainian historian and muzeyeznavets, member NTSh.