Jedlnia-Letnisko Explained

Jedlnia-Letnisko
Settlement Type:Town
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Radom
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Jedlnia-Letnisko
Coordinates:51.4297°N 21.3344°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:3692
Registration Plate:WRA
Blank Name Sec2:Primary airport
Blank Info Sec2:Radom Airport
Blank1 Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads
Website:Jedlnia-Letnisko webpage
Jedlnia webpage

Jedlnia-Letnisko is a town in Radom County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the administrative gmina district called Gmina Jedlnia-Letnisko.[1] It lies approximately 13km (08miles) east of Radom and 910NaN0 south of Warsaw. The village has a population of 3,692.

Recreational centre

Jedlnia-Letnisko is a popular tourist centre in Radom County. There are two walking trails and three bicycle trails leading through the Jedlnia Nature Reserve (86,42 ha), along the edge of the densely forested Kozienice Landscape Park.

One of the most notable natural monuments of the Jedlnia Nature Reserve is the Kościuszo Beech, an over 180-year-old European beech tree, named after Polish national hero Tadeusz Kościuszko.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the occupiers operated a forced labour camp in Jedlnia-Letnisko.[2]

Transport

The town is located at the intersection of Voivodeship roads (roads of regional importance) 699 and 737, and there is also a train station there. Route 26 of the Radom city bus network operates selected trips from Radom via Rajec Poduchowny, Antoniówka, Wrzosów and Siczki to a terminus located at the railway station since 3 January 2022.[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Web site: Straf- bzw. Arbeitserziehungslager Jedlnia-Letnisko. Bundesarchiv.de. 27 February 2022. de.
  3. Web site: MZDiK Radom . 2022-05-09 . Wydłużenie trasy autobusów linii 26 do Jedlni-Letniska od dnia 3.01.2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220509191105/http://www.mzdik.pl/?id=106&art=2797&cc=1&arch=1 . 2022-05-09 . 2022-05-09 . - MZDiK Radom - www.mzdik.pl . pl.