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Częstochowa

Eastern Europe

Częstochowa is a city in southern Poland on the Warta river, with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth largest city in Poland. It sits within the Silesian Voivodeship but is historically part of Lesser Poland, having belonged to the Krakow Voivodeship before the 1795 Partition of Poland. Located in the Krakow-Częstochowa Upland, it is the largest economic, cultural and administrative center in the northern part of its voivodeship.

Facts
Population
204,730 1
Area (sq km)
159.71 1
Founding Year
1220 2
Founding Year
1001 to 1100 2
Elevation (m)
317 1
Latitude
50.80964 degrees north 1
Longitude
19.12217 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
FAQs

Was Częstochowa once two separate towns?

A town that grew around Jasna Góra received town rights in 1717 and was joined to Częstochowa in 1826.

Yes. According to the city's own information page, a settlement grew up around the Jasna Góra monastery and received town rights in 1717, alongside the town of Częstochowa. The two towns were formally joined in 1826.
Sources
1. Częstochowa (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 50.80964, longitude 19.12217
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 317 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 159.71 sq km
  • Wikidata statement P1082
    population = 204730 (Wikidata P1082, as of 2023-06-30, preferred rank)
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2. Częstochowa (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: established_date
    11th century
  • Source text, founding-year: 1220
    It was first mentioned in historical documents from 1220, when Bishop of Kraków Iwo Odrowąż made a list of properties of the Mstów monastery.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. GeoNames: Częstochowa - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 253 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, 19.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, 19.25
50.75 19.25 Cfb
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5. GeoNames: Częstochowa - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3100946
Quote, cities500 record 3100946
50.79646 19.12409 P PPLA3 PL 83 2464 246401 248125 253 Europe/Warsaw
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