Radom

This article is about the city in Poland. For other uses, see Radom (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Radon.
Radom
Moniuszki Street
Courthouse
Sandomierz Palace
Radom Cathedral
City Hall
Saint John the Baptist church
Resursa
Saint Catherine church
  • Moniuszki Street
  • Courthouse
  • Sandomierz Palace
  • Cathedral
  • City Hall
  • Saint John the Baptist church
  • Resursa
  • Saint Catherine church
Flag of Radom
Flag
Coat of arms of Radom
Coat of arms
Radom is located in Poland
Radom
Radom
Coordinates: 51°24′13″N 21°9′24″E / 51.40361°N 21.15667°E / 51.40361; 21.15667
Country Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
CountyRadom County (powiat radomski)
First mentioned1155
City rights1364
Government
 • City mayorRadosław Witkowski (PO)
Area
 • Total112 km2 (43 sq mi)
Population
 (30 June 2023)
 • Total196,918 Decrease (15th)[1]
 • Density1,761/km2 (4,560/sq mi)
Demonymradomianin (male) radomianka (female) (pl)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
26-600 to 26-618
Area code+48 48
Car platesWR
Primary airportRadom Airport
Websitehttp://www.radom.pl

Radom[a] is a city in east-central Poland, located approximately 100 kilometres (62 miles) south of the capital, Warsaw. It is situated on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship. Radom is the fifteenth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in its province with a population of 196,918 (30.06.2023)[1]

For centuries, Radom was part of the Sandomierz Province of the Kingdom of Poland and the later Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Despite being part of the Masovian Voivodeship, the city historically belongs to Lesser Poland. It was a significant center of administration, having served as seat of the Crown Council which ratified the Pact of Vilnius and Radom between Lithuania and Poland in 1401. The Nihil novi and Łaski's Statute were adopted by the Sejm at Radom's Royal Castle in 1505. In 1976, it was a center of the June 1976 protests.

The city is home to the biennial Radom Air Show, the largest air show in the country, held during the last weekend of August. "Radom" is also the popular unofficial name for a semiautomatic FB Vis pistol, which was produced from 1935 to 1944 by Radom's Łucznik Arms Factory. The city continues to produce military firearms for the Polish Armed Forces.

The international Radom Jazz Festival and the International Gombrowicz Theater Festival are held in the city.

  1. ^ a b "GUS - Bank Danych Lokalnych". bdl.stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  2. ^ "Radom". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22.


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