Radzionków
Place in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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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.
Radzionków
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Church of Saint Adalbert of Prague | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Radzionków Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′N 18°53′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 |
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
