Radom

Radom
Żeromskiego Street
Żeromskiego Street
Coat of arms of Radom
Coat of arms
Radom (Poland)
Radom
Radom
Coordinates:
Country Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
County city county
Established 13th century
Town rights 1364
Government
 - Mayor Andrzej Kosztowniak
Area
 - City 111.71 km² (43.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - City 226,372
 - Density 2,026.4/km² (5,248.4/sq mi)
 - Metro 371,000
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 26-600 to 26-618
Area code(s) +48 48
Car plates WR
Website: http://www.radom.pl

Radom [ˈradɔm] (Ltspkr.png listen) is a city in central Poland with 227,309 inhabitants. It is located on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the capital of Radom Voivodeship (1975-1998), 100 km south of Poland's capital, Warsaw. Despite its proximity to Warsaw, Radom is not part of historical Polish region of Masovia, but Lesser Poland.

It is home to the biennial Radom Air Show, the largest and best-attended air show in Poland, held during the last weekend of August. "Radom" is also the popular unofficial name for a semiautomatic 9 mm Para pistol of Polish design (the Model 35/ViS-35) designed by Piotr Wilniewczyc and Jan Skrzypinski (hence the designation "ViS") which had been in production from 1935 to 1945 at the national arsenal located in the city.

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History

Radom was founded in 1340, and it belonged to the Sandomierz Voivodeship (part of Little Poland) of the Kingdom of Poland, later Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. During the partitions of Poland it was held successively by Austria and Russia in the 19th century before returning to Poland after World War I in 1918. The main industries include leather, glass, and chemicals.

Current events

In 2007 two pilots died in the Air Show, resulting in closing of the event and local mourning. Radom is also known as one of the main sites of the strike of the Polish health care workers in 2007.

Important dates

Tourist attractions

City hall
St Waenceslaus church in the Old Town Square 
founded by Leszek I the White, built in the 13th century in gothic style
St John the Baptist church 
founded by Casimir III, built in the years 1360–1370 in gothic style, and re-constructed many times
Bernardine church and monastery 
founded by Casimir IV of Poland, built in the years 1468-1507
Holy Trinity Church 
built in the years 1619–1627 in the baroque style, burned in a fire and was rebuilt in the years 1678-1691
Gąska's and Esterka's Houses 
16th / 17th century
Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 
built in 1785
Building of city council 
built in the years 1825–1827, designed in classical style by Antonio Corazzi
City hall 
built in the years 1847-1848
Cathedral of Virgin Mary 
built in the years 1899–1908 in neo-gothic style
Tool gates 
built in the 19th century in classical style

Culture

Jacek Malczewski Museum

Cinemas

Theatre

Museums and art galleries

Education

Radom is home to about 20 schools of higher education (unfortunately most of them are low-ranked).

Other

At the Western part of Radom, there is a facility for commercial LF transmission (not broadcasting), the Radom longwave transmitter.

Sports

Notable People

Notable people who have been born, have lived or have worked in Radom:

  • Kazimierz Rawicz-Oldakowski - Director Fabryka Broni Radom
  • Mikołaj z Radomia - composer
  • Józef Brandt - painter
  • Iga Cembrzyńska - actress
  • Tytus Chałubiński - physician, professor of the Medical-Surgical Academy and of the Principal School in Warsaw
  • Małgorzata Foremniak - actress
  • Jan Kochanowski - poet, writer
  • Oskar Kolberg - ethnographer, composer
  • Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz - philosopher, sociologist
  • Leszek Kołakowski - philosopher
  • Jacek Malczewski - painter
  • Dariusz Rosati - MEP, professor of economics, ex-minister of foreign affairs
  • Sam Gotlieb - Women's Dress Designer
  • Jerzy Połomski - singer
  • Dorota Chotecka - actress
  • Andrzej Wajda - director
  • Zygmunt Solorz-Żak - president of Polsat tv
  • Dionizy Czachowski (1810 – 1863)
  • Artur Gadowski - singer
  • Szymon Wydra - singer
  • ks. bp Jan Chrapek - bishop
  • ks. prof. Włodzimierz Sedlak
  • Adolf Schulz-Evler
  • Ryszard Staszowski - Solidarity member in late 1970s

Politics

Radom constituency

Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Radom constituency

Twin Towns - Sister Cities

Radom is twinned with:[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "Radom Official Website - Partner Cities". Uk flag.gif Flag of Poland.svg (in English and Polish) © 2007 Urząd Miasta Radom. Retrieved on 2008-10-23.
  2. ↑ "Banská Bystrica Sister Cities". © 2001-2008. Retrieved on 2008-10-23.

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