Radziejów

Radziejów (Polish pronunciation: ; ) is a town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about south of Toruń. It is the capital of Radziejów County. It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.In 1331, near this town, a Battle of Płowce took place. Its population is 5,006 (2024).

==History== thumb|left|Gothic architecture in Poland|Gothic Church of the Feast of the Cross, founded by King [[Władysław I Łokietek]] thumb|left|upright|Gothic Church of the Assumption of Mary The earliest known mention of Radziejów is found in a document from 1142 under the name of Radeow, which states that it was given by the High Duchess consort of Poland Salomea of Berg to the monastery in Mogilno. Later it passed to the Diocese of Płock. In the second half of the 13th century it grew into a significant center of local administration. It was granted town rights in 1252 by Duke Casimir I of Kuyavia, confirmed in 1298 by future Polish King Władysław I Łokietek, who granted it Magdeburg Law. Kings Władysław I Łokietek and Władysław II Jagiełło vested it with new trade privileges and Sigismund I the Old established a weekly fair. Władysław I Łokietek founded the Franciscan monastery with the Gothic Church of the Feast of the Cross, one of the landmarks of the town.