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Radków commune (Poland)

Włoszczowa county, Swietokrzyskie vojvodship

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[Radków commune flag] image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 14 Jun 2009
adopted 30 Dec 2008; design: Andrzej Desperak See also:

Radków commune

Radków - rural commune, Włoszczowa County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodship.
Gmina Radków is a rural commune in Włoszczowa County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Radków, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Włoszczowa and 49 km (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kielce.
Area: 86.32 sq.km (33.3 sq.mi), Population: 2,668 (2006); Smallest commune of the voivodship. Land under cultivation - 53%; forests - 35%.
Jan Długosz wrote already about nearby villages of Kossów and Dzierzgów in the 14th century. Now, it is a quiet village with beautiful noble mansion and park.

Arms and flag adopted on December 30, 2008 (resolution # XVII/75/08)
There are no descriptions of the symbols available yet.
The Arms and the flag were designed by Dr. Andrzej Desperak and the historical background was prepared by Dr. Marceli Antoniewicz of Czestochowa.
The new symbols won the approval of the Heraldic Commission of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration in Warsaw last December.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 14 Jun 2009

banner

[Radków commune banner] image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 14 Jun 2009
adopted 30 Dec 2008; design: Andrzej Desperak

Arms

[Radków coat of arms]] image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 14 Jun 2009
adopted 30 Dec 2008; design: Andrzej Desperak