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Template:Infobox Poland Radom (pronounce: ['radɔm]) is a city in central Poland with 227 309 inhabitants. It is located on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodship (since 1999), previously capital of Radom Voivodship (1975-1998), 100 km south of Poland's capital, Warsaw.

It is home to the annual Radom Air Show - the greatest and most attended air show in Poland organized around September each two years. "Radom" is also the popular unofficial name for a semiautomatic 9mm Parabellum pistol of Polish design (the Model 35/ViS-35) designed by Piotr Wilniewczyc and Jan Skrzypinski (hence the designation "ViS") which had been in production from 1935-1945 at the national arsenal located in the city.

History

It was founded in 1340 and during the partitions of Poland it was held successively by Austria and Russia in the 19th century before returning to Poland after World War I in 1918. The main industries include leather, glass, and chemicals.

Important dates

Tourists attractions

  • St Waenceslaus' church in the Old Town Square (built in the 13th century in gothic style)
  • St John the Baptist church (founded by Casimir the Great, built in the years 1360-1370 in gothic style, and re-constructed many times)
  • Bernardine church and monastery (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)
  • City hall (built in the years 1847-1848)
  • Cathedral of Virgin Mary (built in the years 1899-1908 in neo-gothic style)

Education

Radom is home to about 20 schools of higher education.

  • Instytut Teologiczny Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Radomiu (Wydział Teologiczny)
  • Kolegium Nauczycielskie (Uczelnia patronacka: UMCS w Lublinie) - www
  • Nauczycielskie Kolegium Języków Obcych (Uczelnia patronacka: Uniwersytet Warszawski) - www
  • Niepubliczne Nauczycielskie Kolegium Języków Obcych - www
  • Niepubliczne Nauczycielskie Kolegium Języków Obcych TWP - www
  • Radom Technical University (Politechnika Radomska) - www
  • Higher Environment Protection College (Prywatna Wyższa Szkoła Ochrony Środowiska) - www
  • Radomska Szkoła Zarządzania
  • Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie (Zaoczne Studia Zawodowe w Radomiu)
  • College of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (Kolegium licencjackie Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej) - www
  • Uniwersytet Warszawski - Wydział Zamiejscowy w Radomiu - www www
  • Wydział Prawa i Administracji UMCS (Grupa Radomska) - 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
  • Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne - www
  • Wyższa Szkoła Dziennikarska im. Melchiora Wańkowicza - Wydział Zamiejscowy w Radomiu - www
  • Zespół Szkół Medycznych - www

Sports

Famous people

Politics

Radom constituency

Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Radom constituency

  • Witold Bałażak (LPR)
  • Ewa Kopacz (PO)
  • Wanda Łyżwińska (Samoobrona)
  • Mirosław Maliszewski (PSL)
  • Marzena Paduch (Samoobrona)
  • Marek Suski (PIS)
  • Marek Wikiński (SLD),
  • Lucyna Wiśniewska (PIS)
  • Marzena Wróbel (PIS)

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