Radzionków
Radzionków
Radziōnkōw (Silesian) | |
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Church of Saint Adalbert of Prague | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Radzionków | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′N 18°53′E / 50.383°N 18.883°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Tarnowskie Góry |
| Gmina | Radzionków (urban gmina) |
| Area | |
• City | 13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• City | 16,826 |
| • Density | 1,260/km2 (3,250/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,746,000 |
| • Metro | 5,294,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 41-922 |
| Website | http://www.radzionkow.pl |
Radzionków ([raˈd͡ʑɔŋkuf]; Silesian: Radziōnkōw, Cidry, German: Radzionkau) is a town in Silesia in southern Poland,[2] near Katowice. Outer town of the Metropolis GZM – metropolis with a population of 2 million. Located in the Silesian Highlands.
It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, of the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. In 1975–1997 it was a part of Bytom before it became a separate entity in 1998. Radzionków is one of the towns of the 2.7 million conurbation – Katowice urban area and within a greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people.[3] The population of the town is 16,826 (2019).
History
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Radzionków was occupied by Germany until 1945. A local Polish policeman was murdered by the Russians in the Katyn massacre in 1940.[4][5]
Notable people
- Paul Letocha (1834-1911), German politician, member of German Reichstag
- Artur Sowiński (born 1987), Polish mixed martial artist
See also
- Ruch Radzionków – football club from Radzionków
References
- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) "Project 1.4.3". Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ Jakubowski, Grzegorz, ed. (2006). Miednoje. Księga Cmentarna Polskiego Cmentarza Wojennego (PDF) (in Polish). Vol. 1. Warszawa: Rada Ochrony Pamięci Miejsc Walk i Męczeństwa. p. 358. ISBN 83-89474-06-9.
- ^ Gurianov, Aleksandr, ed. (2019). Убиты в Калинине, захоронены в Медном. Книга памяти польских военнопленных – узников Осташковского лагеря НКВД, расстрелянных по решению Политбюро ЦК ВКП(б) от 5 марта 1940 года (PDF) (in Russian). Vol. 1. Moscow: Общество «Мемориал». p. 508. ISBN 978-5-6041921-4-6.