Czestochowa

is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 255,500 inhabitants (2000). Situated in the Silesian Voivodship (since 1999), previously capital of Częstochowa Voivodship; (1975-1998).

Table of contents

1 City name 2 Geography and history 3 Education 4 Sports 5 Politics 5.1 Częstochowa constituency 5.2 Municipal politics 6 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.

Geography and history

This town is known for the famous Paulite monastery that is the home of the Black Madonna painting, a shrine of the Virgin Mary. Each year, thousands of pilgrims come to Częstochowa to see it.

There are also another two historical sites:

• a Lusatian culture excavation site and museum
• ruins of a medieval castle in Olsztyn, approximately 15km (almost 10 miles) from the city centre

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

Municipal politics

to be written yet

See also:

• Web site about the Black Madonna Monastery

Poland
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 | Łódź | Kraków | Wrocław; | Poznań | Gdańsk; | Szczecin | Bydgoszcz | Lublin | Katowice | Białystok; | Częstochowa; | Gdynia | Toruń Radom | Kielce | Rzeszów | Olsztyn