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| Coordinates: 51°4′N 19°27′E / 51.067°N 19.45°E | |||
| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Łódź | ||
| County | Radomsko County | ||
| Gmina | Radomsko (urban gmina) | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Anna Milczanowska | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 62.01 km2 (23.9 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 254 m (833 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 220 m (722 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 49,152 | ||
| - Density | 792.6/km2 (2,052.9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 97-500 | ||
| Car plates | ERA | ||
| Website | http://www.radomsko.pl | ||
Radomsko [raˈdɔmskɔ] is a town in central Poland with 50,618 inhabitants (2006). It is situated on the Radomka river in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Radomsko County.
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History
Radomsko received town privileges by Duke Leszek II the Black of Sieradz in 1266. It is the site of a Franciscan monastery advanced by Bona Sforza, the queen consort of King Sigismund I of Poland.
Transport
The town has access to the railway line from Warsaw to Katowice operated by the Polish State Railways (PKP). It can be reached by the national road No.1, the future A1 autostrada from Gdańsk to Gliwice at the Radomsko junction.
Sports
- RKS Radomsko Football Club, founded in 1979
Famous people from Radomsko
- Władysław Reymont, novelist, Nobel laureate
- Zbigniew Dłubak, artist
- Mariusz Czerkawski, ice hockey player
- Tadeusz Różewicz, poet, Golden Wreath laureate
- Grand Rabbi Shlomo Hacohen Rabinovitch of Radomsk (Tiferes Shlomo) - First Radomsker Rebbe
- Grand Rabbi Avrohom Yissachar Hacohen of Radomsk (Chessed LeAvraham) - Second Radomsker Rebbe
- Dr. Helen Fagin
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Radomsko is twinned with:
References
- ^ "Makó külkapcsolatai – előtérben a kultúra és a gazdaságélénkítés |Makó". Mako.hu. 2005-07-11. http://www.mako.hu/hu/node/279. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Radomsko |
- Official Radomsko City Page
- Fresh news, fun, community, photos and more from Radomsko
- Czestochowa-Radomsko Area Research Group (CRARG) for Jewish genealogy
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Coordinates: 51°04′N 19°27′E / 51.067°N 19.45°E
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