Radlin, Silesian Voivodeship

Radlin [ˈradlʲin] is a town in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 17,776 inhabitants (2019). Located in southern part of the Voivodeship, close to the Czech border, between 1975 and 1997,[2] Radlin was a district of the city of Wodzisław Śląski.

Radlin
Central square in Radlin
Coat of arms
Radlin
Coordinates: 50°1′0″N 18°29′0″E
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyWodzisław
GminaRadlin (urban gmina)
First mentioned1365
Government
 • MayorBarbara Magiera
Area
 • Total12.53 km2 (4.84 sq mi)
Highest elevation
298 m (978 ft)
Lowest elevation
245 m (804 ft)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total17,776
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44-310
Car platesSWD
Websitehttp://www.radlin.pl
"Kolonia Emma" - old town in Radlin

History

First mention of the settlement of Biertułtowy (which now makes the center of Radlin) comes from 1305, as Bertholdi villa. The very name Radlin probably comes from the Polish word radło, which means ard. In the 19th century, Radlin was one of the biggest villages of the Rybnik County of the Kingdom of Prussia. 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 part of Poland.

Sport
  • Górnik Radlin – men's volleyball team playing in Polish Volleyball League
  • KS Górnik Radlin – men's football team[3]
  • KG Radlin – gymnastic club, founded in 1920, where trained 20 Polish Olympic athletes[4][5]

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

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Radlin is twinned with:[8]

References
  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison 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 2020-03-20.


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