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Częstochowa ([ʧε̃stɔ'xɔva] , Czech: Čenstochová, German: Tschenstochau) is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 248,894 inhabitants (2004). It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (administrative division) since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship (1975-1998).The town is known for the famous Paulist monastery of Jasna Góra that is the home of the Black Madonna painting, a shrine of the Virgin Mary. Every year, millions 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.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czestochowa
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Coordinates: 50°48'34"N 19°7'17"E
- Czestochowa Osobowa (train station) 0.2 km
- Long distance buses station 0.5 km
- "Jurajska" shoppin mall 0.7 km
- Department of Energy in Czestochowa 0.9 km
- Sports club "Viktoria" 1.3 km
- Częstochowa's linen industry factory 1.4 km
- Quarry, view point 2.2 km
- Arena Częstochowa 2.4 km
- Gold mountain 2.6 km
- Zakola Warty w Mirowie 5.6 km