The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is Częstochowa.

Częstochowa (pronounce: [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.

Częstochowa
(Flag ) (Coat of Arms )
Motto: none
Voivodship	Silesian
Municipal government	Rada miasta Częstochowy
Mayor	Tadeusz Wrona
Area	160 km²
Population  - city  - urban  - density	248,894 (2004) none 1 597/km²
Founded City rights	11th century after 1370
Latitude Longitude	19°07'E 50°48'N
Area code	+48 34
Car plates	SC
Twin towns	Altlotting , Fatima, Loreto, Lourdes, Pforzheim, Rezekne, South Bend, Šiauliai
[http://www.czestochowa.um.gov.pl/ Municipal Website]

Contents

1 City name 2 Education 3 Sports 4 Politics 4.1 Częstochowa constituency 5 See also:

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 the past a separate municipality mentioned in 14th century as the Old Czestochowa (Antiquo Czanstochowa 1382) and Częstochówka in 1470-80.

Education

• 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

• Pamapol AZS Czestochowa - men's volleyball team playing in Polish Volleyball League (Polska Liga Siatkówki, PLS), 3rd place in season 2003/2004.

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:

• Web site about the Black Madonna Monastery http://www.jasnagora.pl/english/

Poland
Voivodships of Poland Greater Poland | Kuyavia-Pomerania | Lesser Poland | Łódź | Lower Silesia | Lublin | Lubusz | Masovia | Opole | Podlachia | Pomerania | Świętokrzyskie | Silesia | Subcarpathia | Warmia and Masuria | West Pomerania
Principal cities Warsaw | Łódź | Kraków | Wrocław | Poznań | Gdańsk | Szczecin | Bydgoszcz | Lublin | Katowice | Białystok | Częstochowa | Gdynia | Toruń | Radom | Kielce | Rzeszów | Olsztyn