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.

Radom County
Powiat radomski
Flag of Radom County
Coat of arms of Radom County
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; 21.167
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatRadom
Gminas
Area
 • Total1,529.75 km2 (590.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total152,190
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
 • Urban
27,373
 • Rural
124,817
Car platesWRA
Websitehttp://www.radompowiat.pl

The county covers an area of 1,529.75 square kilometres (590.6 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 152,190, out of which the population of Pionki is 18,269, that of Iłża is 4,733, that of Skaryszew is 4,371, and the rural population is 124,817.[1]

Neighbouring counties

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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

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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
(2019)
Seat
Pionki urban 18.3 18,269  
Gmina Skaryszew urban-rural 171.4 14,765 Skaryszew
Gmina Iłża urban-rural 255.8 14,701 Iłża
Gmina Jedlińsk rural 138.7 14,529 Jedlińsk
Gmina Zakrzew rural 96.2 13,125 Zakrzew
Gmina Jedlnia-Letnisko rural 65.6 12,788 Jedlnia-Letnisko
Gmina Kowala rural 74.7 12,207 Kowala
Gmina Pionki rural 230.8 10,023 Pionki *
Gmina Wierzbica rural 94.0 9,698 Wierzbica
Gmina Gózd rural 77.8 8,933 Gózd
Gmina Wolanów rural 82.9 8,858 Wolanów
Gmina Przytyk rural 134.1 7,307 Przytyk
Gmina Jastrzębia rural 89.5 6,987 Jastrzębia
* seat not part of the gmina

Radom County in the Past

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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 PolandsSandomierz 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).

References

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  1. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
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