Radzyń Chełmiński

Place in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Radzyń Chełmiński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrad͡zɨɲ xɛu̯ˈmʲiɲskʲi] ; is a town in Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland,[2] with 1,763 inhabitants (2025).

Country Poland
Postal code
87-220
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Radzyń Chełmiński
Radzyń Chełmiński Castle Ruins
Coat of arms of Radzyń Chełmiński
Radzyń Chełmiński is located in Poland
Radzyń Chełmiński
Radzyń Chełmiński
Coordinates: 53°23′8″N 18°56′11″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyGrudziądz
GminaRadzyń Chełmiński
Area
  Total
1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2025[1])
  Total
1,763
  Density990/km2 (2,570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
87-220
Vehicle registrationCGR
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.radzynchelminski.pl
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History

19th-century view of the castle ruins

Radzyń is located within the historic Chełmno Land, which became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century[citation needed]. Radzyń was a royal town of the Kingdom of Poland, administratively located in the Chełmno Voivodeship.[3] It was annexed by Prussia in the First Partition of Poland in 1772. In October and November 1831, various Polish cavalry and infantry units and intendant troops of the November Uprising stopped near the town on the way to their internment places.[4] The town was restored to Poland after the nation regained independence in the aftermath of World War I in 1918.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in autumn of 1939, the Germans carried out mass arrests of local Poles as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[5] Arrested Poles were imprisoned in nearby Rywałd and then massacred in the forests of nearby Stara Ruda.[5]

Points of interest

The town contains the ruins of Radzyń Chełmiński Castle, first built in 1234 by the Teutonic Knights.

Other Gothic sights include the parish church of St. Anne, which construction started about 1310 and finished about 1340, and the chapel of St. George. A memorial dedicated to local Poles-victims of World War II and Nazi Germany-is located at the market square.

Sports

The local football team is Radzynianka Radzyń Chełmiński.[6] It competes in the lower leagues.

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