Gmina Radlin (urban gmina) Highest elevation 298 m (978 ft) Area 12.53 km² Local time Thursday 5:50 AM | First mentioned 1365 Lowest elevation 245 m (804 ft) Population 17,673 (2006) | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind E at 19 km/h, 93% Humidity Points of interest Tężnia solankowa w Radlinie, Leśna Przygoda Park linowy, Kolonia Emma w Radlinie | ||
Radlin [ˈradlʲin] is a town in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 17,656 inhabitants (2006). Located in southern part of the Voivodeship, close to the Czech border, between 1975 and 1997, Radlin was a district of the city of Wodzisław Śląski.
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Map of Radlin, Poland
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.
Among most famous people associated with Radlin are Leszek Blanik and Bolesław Kominek.