Radom (/Radom) is a city in central
PolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe . Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
with 227,309 inhabitants. It is located on the
Mleczna RiverMleczna is a river in central Poland, and it is a right tributary of the Radomka river. It has a length of 27,8 km and a basin area of ca. 300 km2 . The Mleczna has its source at a hill near Kowala and it empties into Radomka near Lisów...
in the
Masovian VoivodeshipMasovian Voivodeship is the largest and most populous of the sixteen Polish provinces, or voivodeships, created in 1999. It occupies of...
(since 1999), having previously been the capital of
Radom VoivodeshipRadom Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975–1998, superseded by Masovian Voivodeship...
(1975-1998), 100 km south of Poland's capital,
WarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2009 was estimated at 1,709,781, and the Warsaw metropolitan area at approximately 2,785,000...
.
It is home to the biennial
Radom Air ShowThe Radom Air Show is a biannual celebration in the city of Radom, Poland, which began in 2000...
, 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 ParaThe 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge was designed by Georg Luger and introduced in 1902 by the German weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken for their Luger semi-automatic pistol...
pistol of Polish design (
the Model 35/ViS-35Vis is a 9 mm caliber, single-action, semi-automatic pistol...
) 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.
Radom was founded in 1340, and it belonged to the
Sandomierz VoivodeshipSandomierz Voivodeship was a unit of administration and local government in Poland from the 14th century to the partitions of Poland in 1772–1795. It was part of the Little Poland region...
(part of
Little PolandLittle Poland may refer to:*Lesser Poland , a historical region of southern Poland*Lesser Poland Voivodeship , a present-day administrative region in southern Poland...
) of the
Kingdom of PolandThe Kingdom of Poland of the Jagiellons was the Polish state created by the accession of Jogaila , Grand Duke of Lithuania, to the Polish throne in 1386. The Union of Krewo or Krėva Act, united Poland and Lithuania under the rule of a single monarch...
, later
Polish-Lithuanian CommonwealthThe Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was formed by the union of the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1569. The new Commonwealth was one of the largest and most populous countries of 16th and 17th-century Europe....
.
Radom (/Radom) is a city in central
PolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe . Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
with 227,309 inhabitants. It is located on the
Mleczna RiverMleczna is a river in central Poland, and it is a right tributary of the Radomka river. It has a length of 27,8 km and a basin area of ca. 300 km2 . The Mleczna has its source at a hill near Kowala and it empties into Radomka near Lisów...
in the
Masovian VoivodeshipMasovian Voivodeship is the largest and most populous of the sixteen Polish provinces, or voivodeships, created in 1999. It occupies of...
(since 1999), having previously been the capital of
Radom VoivodeshipRadom Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975–1998, superseded by Masovian Voivodeship...
(1975-1998), 100 km south of Poland's capital,
WarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2009 was estimated at 1,709,781, and the Warsaw metropolitan area at approximately 2,785,000...
.
It is home to the biennial
Radom Air ShowThe Radom Air Show is a biannual celebration in the city of Radom, Poland, which began in 2000...
, 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 ParaThe 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge was designed by Georg Luger and introduced in 1902 by the German weapons manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken for their Luger semi-automatic pistol...
pistol of Polish design (
the Model 35/ViS-35Vis is a 9 mm caliber, single-action, semi-automatic pistol...
) 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.
History
Radom was founded in 1340, and it belonged to the
Sandomierz VoivodeshipSandomierz Voivodeship was a unit of administration and local government in Poland from the 14th century to the partitions of Poland in 1772–1795. It was part of the Little Poland region...
(part of
Little PolandLittle Poland may refer to:*Lesser Poland , a historical region of southern Poland*Lesser Poland Voivodeship , a present-day administrative region in southern Poland...
) of the
Kingdom of PolandThe Kingdom of Poland of the Jagiellons was the Polish state created by the accession of Jogaila , Grand Duke of Lithuania, to the Polish throne in 1386. The Union of Krewo or Krėva Act, united Poland and Lithuania under the rule of a single monarch...
, later
Polish-Lithuanian CommonwealthThe Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was formed by the union of the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1569. The new Commonwealth was one of the largest and most populous countries of 16th and 17th-century Europe....
. During the partitions of
PolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe . Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
it was held successively by
AustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west...
and
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
in the 19th century before returning to Poland after
World War IWorld War I , also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict which involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance...
in 1918. The main industries include leather, glass, and chemicals.
Up to the Second World War, like many other cities in Europe, Radom had a significant Jewish population: according to Russian census of 1897, out of the total population of 28,700, Jews constituted 11,200 (so around 39% percent).
Current events
In 2007, two pilots died during the Air Show resulting in the cancellation of the rest of the event. On the 30th of August 2009, during that years show, two Belorussian pilots were killed when their plane crashed.
Radom was one of the main areas of the strike action taken by Polish health care workers in 2007.
Important dates
- 8th–9th century: early mediaeval
The Middle Ages of European history is a period of European history covering roughly a millennium in the 5th century through 16th centuries. More specific starting and ending points are sometimes adopted by scholars to suit their respective specializations or current focus...
town in the valley of the Mleczna RiverMleczna is a river in central Poland, and it is a right tributary of the Radomka river. It has a length of 27,8 km and a basin area of ca. 300 km2 . The Mleczna has its source at a hill near Kowala and it empties into Radomka near Lisów...
(approximately on the location of present-day Old Town)
- 2nd half of 10th century: fortified town called Piotrówka
- 1155: first mention about Radom (Pope Adrian IV
Pope Adrian IV , born Nicholas Breakspear or Breakspeare, was Pope from 1154 to 1159.Adrian IV is the only Englishman who has occupied the papal chair...
bull)
- around 1300: Old Radom granted with Środa Śląska
Środa Śląska is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Środa Śląska County, and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Środa Śląska. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany...
rights (city rights based on those of Środa Śląska)
- 1340: Casimir III
Casimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Royal titles:...
founds New Radom (Nowy Radom)
- 1360–1370: Casimir III
Casimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Royal titles:...
founds St. John's Church
- 1364: Radom granted with Magdeburg
Magdeburg , the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, is situated at the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe. Emperor Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor, lived during most of his reign in the town and was buried in the cathedral after his death...
law
- 1383: Jadwiga of Poland
Jadwiga was a monarch of Poland from 1384 to her death. Her official title was 'king' rather than 'queen', reflecting that she was a sovereign in her own right and not merely a royal consort. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou and the daughter of King Louis I of Hungary and Elisabeth...
accepted by a SejmThe Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. Each member of Sejm is called Poseł.Before the 20th century, the term "Sejm" referred to the entire three-chamber Polish parliament, comprising the lower house , the upper house and the King. It was commonly termed a three-estate parliament...
held in Radom as a king of Poland
- 1401: First union of Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe . Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and Grand Duchy of LithuaniaThe Grand Duchy of Lithuania was an Eastern and Central European state from the 12th /13th century until 1795. It was founded by the Lithuanians, one of the pagan Baltic tribes from Aukštaitija...
signed in Radom
- 1481: Radom becomes a de-facto capital of Poland after Casimir IV of Poland moves to Lithuania and his son, Saint Casimir
Saint Casimir Jagiellon , was a Polish-Lithuanian prince from the Jagiellon dynasty who became a patron saint of Poland, Lithuania, and youth....
to be, ruled the country in his absence from Radom
- 1489: Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, John von Tieffen pays tribute to Casimir IV of Poland in Radom castle
- 1505: a Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. Each member of Sejm is called Poseł.Before the 20th century, the term "Sejm" referred to the entire three-chamber Polish parliament, comprising the lower house , the upper house and the King. It was commonly termed a three-estate parliament...
in Radom passes the Nihil noviNihil novi nisi commune consensu is the original Latin title of a 1505 act adopted by the Polish Sejm , meeting in the royal castle at Radom.-History:...
constitution and Łaski's Statute, the first real bill of rights of Poland
- 1564: 1800 inhabitants, 180 houses, 14 butchers' shops, two baths and two wells
- 1613: Radom becomes the place where the Highest Fiscal Courts are held
- 1628: Great fire destroys the town
- 1656: Charles X of Sweden stays in town during The Deluge
In the history of Poland and Lithuania, the Deluge commonly refers to a series of wars in the mid-to-late seventeenth century which left the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in ruins....
- 1660: the city plundered by Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
; after they leave the town has 395 inhabitants and 37 houses
- 1737–1756: Kolegium Pijarów [the Piarists College] school founded
- 1763: Fiscal Tribunal moved to Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2009 was estimated at 1,709,781, and the Warsaw metropolitan area at approximately 2,785,000...
; the town has 1370 inhabitants and 137 buildings
- 1795: After the 3rd Partition
The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The partitions were carried out by Prussia, Russia and Habsburg Austria dividing up the Commonwealth lands...
Radom is annexed by AustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west...
- 1809: Radom becomes capital of a department
Radom Department was a unit of administrative division and local government in Polish Duchy of Warsaw in years 1809-1815.Its capital city was Radom, and it was further divided onto 10 powiats....
of the Duchy of WarsawThe Duchy of Warsaw was a Polish state established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1807 from the Polish lands ceded by the Kingdom of Prussia under the terms of the Treaties of Tilsit. The duchy was held in personal union by one of Napoleon's allies, King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony...
- 1815: Radom, after the Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from November, 1814 to June, 1815. Its objective was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic...
, becomes part of Russian-controlled Congress PolandCongress Poland , officially and formally Kingdom of Poland and informally known as Russian Poland was a constitutional personal union of the Russian Empire created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna, replaced by the Central Powers in 1915 with the Kingdom of Poland...
- 1817: First lay school founded
- 1819: Fryderyk August Schnierstein opens a tannery, the date is considered a start of towns industrialization
- 1844: Radom becomes the capital of Radom-Kielce
Kielce is a city in south eastern Poland with 202,609 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship...
government
- 1867: Creation of Radom government; the sewers are built
- 1885: Dęblin
Dęblin is a town, population 19,500 , at the confluence of Vistula and Wieprz rivers, in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. Dęblin is the part of the agglomeration with adjacent towns of Ryki and Puławy, which altogether has over 100 000 inhabitants....
–Dąbrowa GórniczaDąbrowa Górnicza is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, near Katowice. The north-east district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions...
railway opened
- 1901: electricity plant opened
- 1911: Radom has 51,934 inhabitants
- 1920–1939: Radom becomes a part of the Central Industrial Area (Centralny Okręg Przemysłowy); Chemical Plant, arms and munitions factory (Łucznik Arms Factory), gas works, telephone and shoe factories are founded
- 1935: Radom–Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2009 was estimated at 1,709,781, and the Warsaw metropolitan area at approximately 2,785,000...
railway opened. It significantly shortened rail distance between Warsaw and KrakowKraków , in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow and pronounced
, is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland and a popular tourist destination. Its historic centre was inscribed on the list of World Heritage Sites as the first of its kind...
- 1938: 90,059 inhabitants
- 1939–1945: capital of Radom district of the General Government
The General Government refers to a part of the territories of Poland under German military occupation during World War II and that were a separate part of "Greater Germany"...
- 1942-1944: Radom Ghetto
Radom Ghetto was created in Radom by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland in March of 1941. Liquidation of the Ghetto begun in August 1942 and ended in July 1944.-Background:...
- January 16, 1945: liberation from German occupation
- 1948–1975: Theatre (Teatr Dramatyczny) and an engineering school are opened.
- 1975: the city becomes the capital of Radom Voivodeship
Radom Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975–1998, superseded by Masovian Voivodeship...
- June 25, 1976: Huge workers' strike against the communist regime; the town becomes one of the main centres of anti-communist opposition in Poland
- June 4, 1991: Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła served as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death almost 27 years later. His was the second-longest pontificate; only Pope Pius IX served longer...
visits the city
- 1996: Radomska Wyższa Szkoła Inżynierska promoted to the rank of a Kazimierz Pułaski Technical University of Radom (Politechnika Radomska)
- 1999: Radom becomes the capital of Radom County
Radom County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Radom, although the city is not...
of the Masovian VoivodeshipMasovian Voivodeship is the largest and most populous of the sixteen Polish provinces, or voivodeships, created in 1999. It occupies of...
- May 25, 2002: Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger visits the city
Tourist attractions
St WaenceslausSaint Wenceslaus or Saint Wenceslas Help:IPA , was duke of Bohemia from 921 until his death. Wenceslas is best known in the English-speaking world as the subject of the Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas."He was the son of Vratislav I, Duke of Bohemia from the Přemyslid dynasty...
church in the Old Town Square: founded by
Leszek I the WhiteLeszek I the White also listed by some sources as Leszek II the White, was Prince of Sandomierz and of Kraków. Leszek was the ruler of Poland from 1194-1227 except for the short periods following when he was deposed in 1200, 1201 and 1206...
, built in the 13th century in gothic style
St John the Baptist church: founded by
Casimir IIICasimir III the Great , last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Władysław I the Elbow-high and Hedwig of Kalisz.-Royal titles:...
, 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
Cinemas
- Helios
Helios Movie Centre is a multiplex cinema operator in Poland.It operates seven multiplex cinemas in. The latest cinema in Sosnowiec was opened in December 2005.-Current Locations:...
www
- Hel (currently not functioning)
Museums and art galleries
- Jacek Malczewski
Jacek Malczewski was one of the most famous painters of Polish symbolism. In his creativity he successfully joins the predominant style of his times with motifs of Polish martyrdom.-See also:...
Museum www
- Modern art museum www
- Scouting Museum
- "Elektrownia" - Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power....
built in 1903, renewed as a Modern art gallery
- Cultural Heritage Gallery of Radom
- Skansen in Radom www
Education
Radom is home to about 20 schools of higher education:
- Instytut Teologiczny Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Radomiu - department of theology
- Kolegium Nauczycielskie - www
- Nauczycielskie Kolegium Języków Obcych - www
- Niepubliczne Nauczycielskie Kolegium Języków Obcych - www
- Niepubliczne Nauczycielskie Kolegium Języków Obcych TWP - www
- Radom Technical University (Politechnika Radomska) - www
- University College of Environmental Sciences (Prywatna Wyższa Szkoła Ochrony Środowiska) - www
- Radomska Szkoła Zarządzania
- Warsaw Agricultural University - department in Radom (Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie)
- College of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (Kolegium licencjackie Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej) - www
- Warsaw University - department in Radom (Uniwersytet Warszawski)- www www
- Maria Curie-Skłodowska University - department in Radom (Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej) - www
- Wyższa Inżynierska Szkoła Bezpieczeństwa i Organizacji Pracy - www
- Higher Business College (Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu) - www
- Higher Financial and Banking College (Wyższa Szkoła Finansów i Bankowości) - www
- Higher Merchant College (Wyższa Szkoła Handlowa) - www
- Higher Seminary (Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne) - www
- Higher Journalis College (Wyższa Szkoła Dziennikarska) - www
- Zespół Szkół Medycznych - www
Other
At the Western part of Radom, there is a facility for commercial LF transmission (not broadcasting), the
Radom longwave transmitterRadom longwave transmitter is a facility for commercial longwave transmission west of Radom in Poland. Radom longwave transmitter, situated at 51°25'N and 21°07' E is the only transmission facility for frequencies under 100 kHz in Poland....
.
Sports
- Radomiak Radom
RKS Radomiak Radom is a Polish football club based in Radom, Poland.It was founded in 1910. Since 21.04.2006 its current coach is Witold Mroziewski. It achieved 2nd place in the 3rd division in season 2003/2004 and was promoted to the 2nd division in season 2004/2005...
- men's footballFootball is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Polish national football team played its first international match in 1921.There are hundreds of...
team, founded in 1910, currently playing in 4th league.
- Jadar Radom - men's volleyball
Volleyball in Poland is a popular team sport. It is the second most popular sport in Poland after football. The Men's national team is ranked 7th and the Womens team is ranked 9th in the FIVB World Rankings...
team, founded in 1921, currently playing in extraleague.
- Broń Radom
RKS Broń Radom is a Polish football club based in Radom, Poland. It was founded in 1926....
- men's footballFootball is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Polish national football team played its first international match in 1921.There are hundreds of...
team, founded in 1926, currently in 3rd league.
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
Józef Brandt was a Polish painter, best known for his paintings of battles.Brandt studied in Warsaw in the school of J.N. Leszczynski and at the Noblemen's Institute. In 1858 he left for Paris to study at the Ecole centrale Paris but was persuaded by Juliusz Kossak to abandon engineering in favor...
- painter
- Iga Cembrzyńska
Iga Cembrzyńska, born Maria Elżbieta Cembrzyńska, also known as Iga Cembrzyńska-Kondratiuk is a Polish actress. She is also screenwriter, composer, film director and producer - she runs her own film company Iga Film....
- actress
- Tytus Chałubiński - physician, professor of the Medical-Surgical Academy and of the Principal School in Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of 2009 was estimated at 1,709,781, and the Warsaw metropolitan area at approximately 2,785,000...
- Małgorzata Foremniak - actress
- Jan Kochanowski
Jan Kochanowski was a Polish Renaissance poet who established poetic patterns that would become integral to Polish literary language....
- poet, writer
- Oskar Kolberg
Henryk Oskar Kolberg, was a Polish ethnographer, folklorist, and composer.- Biography :He was the son of Juliusz Kolberg, a professor at Warsaw University, and Fryderyka Mercoeur...
- ethnographer, composer
- Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz
Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz was a Polish philosopher and sociologist, member of the Polish Socialist Party. He was one of the most significant Marxist thinkers at the end of the 19th century....
- philosopher, sociologist
- Leszek Kołakowski - philosopher
- Jacek Malczewski
Jacek Malczewski was one of the most famous painters of Polish symbolism. In his creativity he successfully joins the predominant style of his times with motifs of Polish martyrdom.-See also:...
- painter
- Dariusz Rosati
Dariusz Rosati is a Polish professor of economics and a politician who is a member of the European Parliament .-Biography :...
- MEPA Member of the European Parliament is the English name for a person who has been elected to the European Parliament, one of the European Union's two legislative bodies. MEPs are the European Union's equivalents of a country's national legislators in either the lower house or unicameral...
, professor of economics, ex-minister of foreign affairs |
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Sam Gotlieb - Women's Dress Designer
Jerzy Połomski - singer
Dorota Chotecka - actress
Andrzej WajdaAndrzej Wajda is a Polish film director. Recipient of an honorary Oscar, he is perhaps the most prominent member of the unofficial "Polish Film School"...
- director
Zygmunt Solorz-ŻakZygmunt Solorz-Żak is one of the richest people in Poland, repeatedly appearing on Forbes world's billionairs ranking, with an estimated net worth around EUR1.5 billion....
- president of Polsat tv
Dionizy Czachowski (1810 – 1863)
Artur GadowskiArtur Gadowski is Polish rock musician, vocalist of a hard rock band IRA.-Biography:Gadowski comes from a musical family. His father played saxophone whereas his mother was a vocal instructor. His life's turning point happened in 1979 when he first heard The Beatles' album titled Sgt...
- singer
Szymon WydraSzymon Wydra is a Polish rock vocalist, poet and finalist of the 1st edition of Polish Idol.-Career:Wydra's first music band, Nadzieja , existed for two years and played punk rock. He has been vocalist and leader of his own band, Carpe Diem, since 1992...
- singer
Katarzyna Porada - basilica
ks. bp Jan Chrapek - bishop
ks. prof. Włodzimierz Sedlak
Adolf Schulz-Evler
Ryszard Staszowski - Solidarity member in late 1970s |
Radom constituency
Members of Parliament (
SejmThe Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. Each member of Sejm is called Poseł.Before the 20th century, the term "Sejm" referred to the entire three-chamber Polish parliament, comprising the lower house , the upper house and the King. It was commonly termed a three-estate parliament...
) elected from Radom constituency
- Ewa Kopacz
Ewa Kopacz is a Polish politician and general practitioner. She was elected to the Sejm on September 25, 2005, receiving 14982 votes in 17 Radom district as a candidate on the Platforma Obywatelska list...
(PO)
- Dariusz Bąk (PIS)
- Mirosław Maliszewski (PSL)
- Czesław Czechyra (PO)
- Marek Suski (PIS)
- Marek Wikiński (SLD),
- Radosław Witkowski (PO)
- Krzysztof Sońta (PIS)
Twin towns — Sister cities
Radom is
twinnedSister cities, also known as town twinning, is an agreement between towns, cities and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties...
with:
Banská BystricaBanská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia...
in SlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe with a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia borders the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south. The largest city is its capital, Bratislava...
(since 2001) DaugavpilsDaugavpils is the second largest city in Latvia. It is located approximately 230 km south-east of the Latvian capital, Riga, on the banks of the Daugava River. Daugavpils has a favorable geographical position as it borders Belarus and Lithuania . It is located some 120 km from the...
in LatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , and to the southeast by Belarus . Across the Baltic Sea to the west lies Sweden...
HomyelGomel , also Homiel, Homel Gomel , also Homiel, Homel Gomel , also Homiel, Homel (Belarusian, Russian: Гомель, (Bel.), (Rus.), translit: Homieĺ; is the administrative center of Homiel Voblast and the second-largest city in Belarus. It has a population of 479,935 (2006 estimate)...
in BelarusBelarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the north. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel , Mahilyow and Vitebsk...
OzyoryOzyory is a town and administrative center of Ozyorsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River 157 km southeast of Moscow. Population: 26,000 ; 25,704 ; 28,215 ....
in RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
PloieştiPloieşti is the county seat of Prahova County and lies in the historical region of Wallachia, Romania. The city is located north of Bucharest. In 2002, it had a population of 232,527, making it the ninth-largest city in Romania.-History:The town was established in 1596, during the reign of Mihai...
in RomaniaRomania is a country located in Southeastern and Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory...
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Stara ZagoraStara Zagora is the sixth largest city in Bulgaria, and one of the nationally important economic centres. Stara Zagora is known as the city of straight streets, linden trees, and poets. According to the city's chamber of commerce, it is one of the oldest settlements in Europe, being at least eight...
in BulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a country in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe. Bulgaria borders five other countries: Romania to the north , Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south...
TernopilTernopil , is a city in western Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret River. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Eastern Galicia. It is located approximately east of Lviv, at around...
in UkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The city of Kiev is both the capital and the largest city of...
Talavera de la Reina in SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. [The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
MagdeburgMagdeburg , the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, is situated at the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe. Emperor Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor, lived during most of his reign in the town and was buried in the cathedral after his death...
in GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
PrilepPrilep is the fourth largest city in the Republic of Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 citizens. Prilep is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of King Marko.-Name:...
in MacedoniaMacedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country in the central Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
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