Radom
Radom | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 51°24′13″N 21°9′24″E / 51.40361°N 21.15667°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Radom County (powiat radomski) |
| First mentioned | 1155 |
| City rights | 1364 |
| Government | |
| • City mayor | Radosław Witkowski (PO) |
| Area | |
• Total | 112 km2 (43 sq mi) |
| Population (30 June 2023) | |
• Total | 196,918 (15th) |
| • Density | 1,761/km2 (4,560/sq mi) |
| Demonym | radomianin (male) radomianka (female) (pl) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26-600 to 26-618 |
| Area code | +48 48 |
| Car plates | WR |
| Primary airport | Radom Airport |
| Website | http://www.radom.pl |
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Radom 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)
Radom was a significant center of administration, having served as seat of the Polish 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. Despite being part of the Masovian Voivodeship, the city historically belongs to Lesser Poland.
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.