Częstochowa

Częstochowa is a city of 292 thousand residents¹ (467 thousand in the metropolitan area²) located north of historical Śląskie (Silesia) but within that province of Polska (Poland), on the upper reaches of the Warta River. It is a Christian Pilgramage site due to the iconic painting, the Black Madonna of Częstochowa, located in the Jasna Góra Monastery. That church is the city's tallest building.³

External references

shrine to the Christian Mary, in Częstochowa, Polska (Poland)

Footnotes

1. Figures for 2007 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Poland, accessed 12/18/2013.
2. Large urban zone population as of 2005 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_areas_in_Poland, Eurostat LUZ column, accessed 12/18/2013.
3. Emporis.com, accessed 2/20/2014.