- The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is Częstochowa.
Częstochowa (pronounce:
Ltspkr.png
Image:Ltspkr.png
[ʧε̃stɔ:xɔva]) is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 248,894 inhabitants (2004). Situated in the Silesian Voivodship (since 1999), previously capital of Częstochowa Voivodship (1975-1998).
This town is known for the famous Paulite monastery of Jasna Góra that is the home of the Black Madonna painting, a shrine of the Virgin Mary. Each year, thousands of pilgrims from all over the world come to Częstochowa to see it. There is also a Lusatian culture excavation site and museum in the city and ruins of a medieval castle in Olsztyn, approximately 15 kilometres (ca. 10 mi.) from the city centre.
City name
The name of Częstochowa means Częstoch's place and comes from a personal name of Częstoch mentioned in the medieval documents also as Częstobor and Częstomir. The original name was mentioned as Częstochowa , spelled Czanstochowa in 1220, or Częstochow in 1382, 1558. A part of today's city called Częstochówka was in thea separate municipality mentioned in 14th century as the Old Czestochowa (Antiquo Czanstochowa 1382) and Częstochówka in 1470-80.
Education
 The Black Madonna of Czestochowa - Politechnika Częstochowska
- Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna
- Akademia Polonijna (previously Wyższa Szkoła Języków Obcych i Ekonomii)
- Wyższa Szkoła Hotelarstwa i Turystyki
- Wyższa Szkoła Lingwistyczna
- Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania
Sports
Politics
Częstochowa constituency
Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected Częstochowa constituency
- Giżyński Szymon, PiS
- Grzesik Andrzej, Samoobrona
- Janik Ewa Maria, SLD-UP
- Kasprzyk Jacek, SLD-UP
- Maniura Edward, PO
- Polak Danuta, SLD-UP
- Ratman Zygmunt, SLD-UP
See also:
|
