Radom County




County in Masovian, Poland























































Radom County


Powiat radomski

County




Flag of Radom County
Flag

Coat of arms of Radom County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship


Division into gminas
Division into gminas

Coordinates (Radom): 51°24′N 21°10′E / 51.400°N 21.167°E / 51.400; 21.167Coordinates: 51°24′N 21°10′E / 51.400°N 21.167°E / 51.400; 21.167
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
Seat Radom
Gminas
Area

 • Total 1,529.75 km2 (590.64 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 145,232
 • Density 95/km2 (250/sq mi)
 • Urban

28,942
 • Rural

116,290
Car plates WRA
Website http://www.radompowiat.pl

Radom County (Polish: powiat radomski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Radom, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains three towns: Pionki, 22 km (14 mi) north-east of Radom, Iłża, 27 km (17 mi) south of Radom, and Skaryszew, 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Radom.


The county covers an area of 1,529.75 square kilometres (590.6 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 145,232, out of which the population of Pionki is 19,788, that of Iłża is 5,165, that of Skaryszew is 3,989, and the rural population is 116,290.



Neighbouring counties


Apart from the city of Radom, Radom County is also bordered by Białobrzegi County to the north, Kozienice County to the north-east, Zwoleń County to the east, Lipsko County to the south-east, Starachowice County to the south, Szydłowiec County to the south-west and Przysucha County to the west.



Administrative division


The county is subdivided into 13 gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and 10 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.







































































































Gmina

Type

Area
(km²)


Population
(2006)


Seat

Pionki
urban
18.3
19,788
 

Gmina Iłża
urban-rural
255.8
15,624

Iłża

Gmina Jedlińsk
rural
138.7
13,378

Jedlińsk

Gmina Skaryszew
urban-rural
171.4
13,356

Skaryszew

Gmina Jedlnia-Letnisko
rural
65.6
11,474

Jedlnia-Letnisko

Gmina Zakrzew
rural
96.2
11,189

Zakrzew

Gmina Kowala
rural
74.7
10,631

Kowala

Gmina Wierzbica
rural
94.0
10,093

Wierzbica

Gmina Pionki
rural
230.8
9,841

Pionki *

Gmina Wolanów
rural
82.9
8,291

Wolanów

Gmina Gózd
rural
77.8
8,052

Gózd

Gmina Przytyk
rural
134.1
7,067

Przytyk

Gmina Jastrzębia
rural
89.5
6,448

Jastrzębia
* seat not part of the gmina


Radom County in the Past


The history of Radom County dates back to the Middle Ages, when the city of Radom was the seat of a castellany. In the first half of the 14th century, the castellanies were changed into counties, and newly created Radom County became part of Lesser Polands’ Sandomierz Voivodeship. In 1476, there were seven counties in this voivodeship: Sandomierz, Wislica, Checiny, Opoczno, Stezyca and Radom.


Boundaries of Radom County remained unchanged for centuries, until the Partitions of Poland. At that time, it was much larger than contemporary county: its total area was 5782 sq. kilometers, with such towns, as Ilza, Skaryszew, Szydlowiec, Wierzbnik, Skrzynno, Sieciechow, Solec nad Wisla and Kozienice. Eastern and northern boundaries of Radom County also marked borders of Lesser Poland, in the west, it bordered Opoczno County of Sandomierz Voivodeship, and in the south, Sandomierz County of Sandomierz Voivodeship.


After the third partition of Poland, Radom County became part of Radom Department of the Duchy of Warsaw. In 1816, Sandomierz Voivodeship was recreated, with its seat in Radom. In 1837, Radom County became part of Radom Governorate of Russian-controlled Congress Poland. In the Second Polish Republic, Radom County was part of Kielce Voivodeship (1919–39).



Notes





References


  • Polish official population figures 2006


External links



  • Wikisource Kropotkin, Peter Alexeivitch; Bealby, John Thomas (1911). "Radom (government)". In Chisholm, Hugh. Encyclopædia Britannica. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 827..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}









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