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Radlin, Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 50°1′0″N 18°29′0″E / 50.01667°N 18.48333°E / 50.01667; 18.48333
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Radlin
Central square in Radlin
Central square in Radlin
Coat of arms of Radlin
Radlin is located in Poland
Radlin
Radlin
Coordinates: 50°1′0″N 18°29′0″E / 50.01667°N 18.48333°E / 50.01667; 18.48333
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyWodzisław
GminaRadlin (urban gmina)
First mentioned1365
Government
 • MayorBarbara Magiera
Area
 • Total
12.53 km2 (4.84 sq mi)
Highest elevation
298 m (978 ft)
Lowest elevation
245 m (804 ft)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total
17,776
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44-310
Car platesSWD
Websitewww.radlin.pl
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Radlin [ˈradlʲin] is a town in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, with 17,776 inhabitants (2019). It is located in southern part of the Voivodeship, close to the Czech border.

History

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Unveiling of a monument to the fallen Polish insurgents in 1928

First mention of the settlement of Biertułtowy (which now is the center of Radlin) comes from 1305, as Bertholdi villa, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland. The very name Radlin probably comes from the Polish word radło, which means ard.

In the 18th century, it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia. In the 19th century, Radlin was one of the biggest villages of the Rybnik County. Like other locations of Upper Silesia, it grew in the 19th century, when several enterprises were opened there – Coal Mine Marcel, Coke Plant Radlin. In 1922, after Silesian Uprisings, it became again part of Poland. Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Radlin was occupied by Germany until 1945.

Between 1975 and 1997 Radlin was a district of the city of Wodzisław Śląski.[2]

Sport

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Sights

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Emma workers' estate
Emma workers' estate
  • Graduation Tower – first graduation tower on an industrial side of Upper Silesia in Poland [6]
  • Kolonia Emma – modernist estate of the nineteenth century designed as a "garden city"[7]

Notable people

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Twin towns – sister cities

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Radlin is twinned with:[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  2. ^ "Radlin.pl / Historia". miasto.radlin.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  3. ^ "KS Górnik Radlin » o_klubie". KS Górnik Radlin (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  4. ^ "Historia – Klub Gimnastyczny Radlin". kg.radlin.pl. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  5. ^ "Radlińscy olimpijczycy – Miejski Ośrodek Sportu i Rekreacji w Radlinie" (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  6. ^ "Tężnia solankowa w Radlinie". www.teznia.radlin.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  7. ^ "Kolonia Emma w Radlinie". Kolonia Emma w Radlinie (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  8. ^ "Miasta partnerskie". miasto.radlin.pl (in Polish). Radlin. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
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