Radomsko

Radomsko
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Radomsko
Coordinates: 51°4′N 19°27′E / 51.067°N 19.45°E / 51.067; 19.45
Country	Poland
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.

History

Radomsko received town privileges by Duke Leszek II the Black of Sieradz in 1266. It is the site of a Franciscan monastery build on behalf of 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

Notable residents

• Władysław Reymont, novelist, Nobel laureate
• Zbigniew Dłubak, artist
• Dr. Helen Fagin
• Angelyne, American billboard celebrity
• Mariusz Czerkawski, ice hockey player
• Tadeusz Różewicz, poet, Golden Wreath laureate
• Shlomo Hakohen Rabinowicz of Radomsk (Tiferes Shlomo), First Radomsker Rebbe
• Avraham Yissachar Dov Hakohen Rabinowicz of Radomsk (Chesed LeAvraham), Second Radomsker Rebbe
• Yechezkel Hakohen Rabinowicz of Radomsk (Kenesses Yechezkel), Third Radomsker Rebbe
• Shlomo Chanoch Hakohen Rabinowicz of Radomsk, Fourth Radomsker Rebbe

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Radomsko is twinned with:

• Makó, Hungary^[1]
• Lincoln, United Kingdom
• Voznesensk, Ukraine

References

Notes

1. ^ "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. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Official Radomsko City Page
• Fresh news, fun, community, photos and more from Radomsko

Coordinates: 51°04′N 19°27′E / 51.067°N 19.45°E / 51.067; 19.45