Firlej, Radom
{{short description|District of the city of Radom, Poland}}
{{About||villages in Poland|Firlej|and|Firlej, Łódź Voivodeship|the Polish noble family|Firlej family|the lake|Lake Firlej}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Firlej
| settlement_type = District of Radom
| image_skyline = Radom, Pomnik Ofiar Faszyzmu - fotopolska.eu (305799).jpg
| image_caption = Monument and cemetery in Firlej where the Germans murdered around 15,000 Poles and Jews during World War II
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
| subdivision_name1 = Masovian
| subdivision_type2 = County/City| subdivision_name2 = Radom
| coordinates = {{coord|51|27|14|N|21|9|48|E|region:PL|display=it}}
| pushpin_map = Poland
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| registration_plate = WR
}}
Firlej {{IPAc-pl|'|f|i|r|l|e|I}} is a district of Radom, Poland,{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji i Cyfryzacji z dnia 13 grudnia 2012 r. w sprawie wykazu urzędowych nazw miejscowości i ich części|year=2013|number=200}} located in the northern part of the city.
It is bordered by the districts of Wincentów in the north, Wólka Klwatecka in the west, Młynek Janiszewski, Jóżefów, Mleczna and Huta Józefowska in the south and Krzewień in the east.
History
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Firlej was the site of German massacres of some 15,000 Poles and Jews.{{cite book|author= |title=Radomskie miejsca pamięci II wojny światowej|year=2010|language=pl|location=Radom|page=20}} The first victims were Poles from Radom and other nearby villages, including teenagers, murdered in the spring of 1940.{{cite book|last=Wardzyńska|first=Maria|year=2009|title=Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion|language=pl|location=Warszawa|publisher=IPN|pages=252–253}} The last execution was carried out on 14 January 1945. The victims were the last remaining Poles from the local Nazi prison.{{cite book|author= |title=Radomskie miejsca pamięci II wojny światowej|page=13}} Firlej was also the burial site for Poles murdered in public executions in Radom.
In 1974, the largest cemetery of Radom was founded in Firlej.