RADZANÓW

A village on the Wkra river, at the mouth of the Mławka river. The seat of the commune office. Mentioned in the 14th century. The family nest of the Radzanowski family of the Prawdzie coat of arms.

W 1400 r. city ​​location. W XV i XVI w. development thanks to the production of cloth highly valued in the North. Mazovia and Prussia. The site of battles during the January Uprising. 21 brand 1863 r. lost battle of insurgent units under the command of Zygmunt Padlewski with the tsarist unit of Major. Zhevakhov. The battle began near Wróblewo. After the collapse of the defense, the insurgents withdrew through Wkra to Radzanów, from where they were quickly pushed towards Siemiątków-Rogala. 17 July 1863 r. there was a clash between the insurgent unit and the tsarist unit of several dozen soldiers. W 1869 r. there was a loss of city rights.

The urban layout with a rectangular market square in the middle has been preserved. Neo-baroque parish church. pw. st. Francis of Assisi, built in the years 1926-32 wg proj. Stefan Szyller, brick and plastered. Single-bay, with a transept and a presbytery narrower than the nave. In the main altar, it comes from a burnt down in the 19th century. church in Zgliczyn a Flemish 17th-century painting of the Mother of God with Child., repainted in the 20th century. The positioning of the characters in the painting is rarely used – The Child is standing on the table next to the Virgin Mary. The painting is decorated with a 17th-century dress and numerous votive offerings, which proves his centuries of worship. Synagogue built in 1875-1904, at the market – now a library. The urban layout has been preserved with a rectangular market square in the middle. Neo-baroque parish church. pw. st. Francis of Assisi, built in the years 1926-32 wg proj. Stefan Szyller, brick and plastered. Single-bay, with a transept and a presbytery narrower than the nave. In the main altar, it comes from a burnt down in the 19th century. church in Zgliczyn a Flemish 17th-century painting of the Mother of God with Child., repainted in the 20th century. The positioning of the characters in the painting is rarely used – The Child is standing on the table next to the Virgin Mary. The painting is decorated with a 17th-century dress and numerous votive offerings, which proves his centuries of worship. Synagogue built in 1875-1904, at the market – currently a library.
Roman Catholic cemetery: the grave of Polish soldiers who died in 1920 r., graves of Polish soldiers who died in September 1939 r., 2 the graves of the inhabitants of Radzanów murdered by the Nazis in Kalkówka (Mlawa) 17-18 January 1945 r. A stronghold called the "Castle", annular, with shafts up to 2,5 m. Partially surrounded by a moat. Dated on the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Remains of brick foundations of the disappearance of the Radzanów family mentioned in 1543 r.

5 km to the south. – Gradzanow Koscielne. In the village there is a parish church. pw. st. Catherine of Alexandria, built in the years 1897-1901 wg proj. Stefan Szyller, neo-gothic, brick.