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Czestochowa (pronounce: Media:Czestochowa.ogg|[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 Czestochowa 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 Czestochowa 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.

1 City name

The name of Czestochowa means Czestoch's place and comes from a personal name of Czestoch mentioned in the medieval documents also as Czestobor and Czestomir. The original name was mentioned as Czestochowa , spelled Czanstochowa in 1220, or Czestochow in 1382, 1558. A part of today's city called Czestochówka was in the past a separate municipality mentioned in 14th century as the Old Czestochowa (Antiquo Czanstochowa 1382) and Czestochówka in 1470-80.

2 Education

Politechnika Czestochowska
Wyzsza Szkola Pedagogiczna
Akademia Polonijna (previously Wyzsza Szkola Jezyków Obcych i Ekonomii)
Wyzsza Szkola Hotelarstwa i Turystyki
Wyzsza Szkola Lingwistyczna
Wyzsza Szkola Zarzadzania

3 Sports

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

4 Politics

4.1 Czestochowa constituency

Members of Parliament ( SejmSejm or Seym (pronounced: []) is the name of lower house of Polish parliament. The history of the Sejm dates back to 1182 and the first Sejm at Leczyca. With time and develpment of unique Polish noble's democracy the Sejm powers increased. Since 1493 the) elected Czestochowa constituency

Gizynski 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

5 See also:

Web site about the Black Madonna Monastery

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CzestochowaCzestochowa (pronounce: Media:Czestochowa. ogg|[st:xva]]]) 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 Czestochowa Voivodship (1975-1998). This town Towns in Poland

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Czestochowa VoivodshipCzestochowa Voivodship ( Polish: wojewodztwo czestochowskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975- 1998, superseded by Silesian Voivodship. Capital city: Czestochowa Major cities and towns: (population in 1995

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Voivodships of Poland Greater Poland \| Kuyavia-Pomerania \| Lesser Poland \| Lodz \| Lower Silesia \| Lublin \| Lubusz \| Masovia \| Opole \| Podlachia \| Pomerania \| Swietokrzyskie \| Silesia \| Subcarpathia \| Warmia and Masuria \| West Pomerania
Principal cities Warsaw \| Lódz \| Kraków \| Wroclaw \| Poznan \| Gdansk \| Szczecin \| Bydgoszcz \| Lublin \| Katowice \| Bialystok \| Czestochowa \| Gdynia \| Torun \| Radom \| Kielce \| Rzeszów \| Olsztyn