Czestochowa facts for kids
Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River. It has 248,894 residents. It has been in the Silesian Voivodeship (administrative division) since 1999, and was once the capital of Częstochowa Voivodship (1975-1998).
The town is known for the famous monastery of Jasna Góra Monastery, which is the home of the Black Madonna painting, a shrine of the Virgin Mary. Every year, thousands of people from all over the world come to Częstochowa to see it.
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City name
The name Częstochowa means Częstoch's place, and comes from the name of a person, Częstoch. It is mentioned in medieval documents also as Częstobor and Częstomir. Częstochowa is also known as Czestochowa, Czenstochov, and Chenstochov.
Tourism
Currently, the city is one of the main tourist attractions in the area. It attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. The Black Madonna of Częstochowa, kept at the Jasna Góra Monastery, is a very popular attraction.
Images for kids
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Kazimierz Pulaski and the Bar Confederation 1772 defence of Częstochowa. Painting by Chełmoński.
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Match factory modernized in the 1920s, now a museum
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German troops in Częstochowa during the invasion of Poland
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Monument dedicated to the fallen defenders of Poland in the Polish–Soviet War and World War II
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Celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the baptism of Poland with the participation of Primate of Poland Stefan Wyszyński in 1966
See also
In Spanish: Częstochowa para niños