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The Dembiński family were the owners of acres in Przysucha in Opoczno country. They contributed considerably to the development of ore mining and metallurgy in this area. They found the wire and sword manufactory, gunnery and blast furnace followed by the iron processing factory and metal rolling mill. The most famous member of the Dembiński – Urszula nee Morsztyn Dembińska persisted in searching for new outlets, broadening the range of distributed goods and employing the best agents and merchant as well as running business on a large-scale. The partion of Poland, the inflow of cheap Russian iron and expansive production process based on charcoal caused the collapse of iron production. Due to wrong investments, administration errors and lack of professional supervision Przysucha was no longer one of the most essential iron and weapon industry centre. The glorious era of Przysucha came eventually to an and with the cancellation of town privileges and the outflow of town funds used by the new members of the Dembiński family for military purposes in foreign countries.
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Over the years, Radom was a very important trade centre in the region. People of Radom and peasants from the neighborhood could sell their goods at the main marketplace, which was situated within the market square and a few other places. One of the most important, was located at the Jagiellonian Square. Citizens of Radom used to call it “rajszula”. The regression of the traditional trade market followed after coming into power by communist government in 1945. So called “battle for the trade” was an intense fight with the private entrepreneurship. That specific kind of phenomenon could have been noticed also at the marketplace at the Jagiellonian Square. The report from the “battle for the trade” was written in detail, in the local newspaper “Życie Radomskie”. Articles from the newspaper, were describing battle with the speculations, critique of the street trade and report from the building of Department Store. After a few years, the number of merchants in Radom, was reduced almost by a half. At the former “rajszula” square, a National Department Store was built.
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