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Cze̜stochowa (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 50 48 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 50.8000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 019 07 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 19.1167 decimal degrees |
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Note: City was formed when two medieval towns merged in 1846; religious center where faithful come to Jasna Góra monastery, famous for frescoes & painting of "Our Lady of Cze̜stochowa"; industries include textile mills, chemical, glass & paper factories. |
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| Cze̜stochowa (preferred,C,V)
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| Chenstokhov (C,O)
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| Tschenstocau (C,O)
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| Czenstochau (C,O)
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| Schenstochau (C,O)
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| Czestochowa (C,U,English-P)
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| צ'סטוחובה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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two 13th- & 14th-cen. towns merged in 1846 |
| city (C) |
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formed from merger of towns Old Czestochowa & Jasna Góra in 1846 |
| provincial capital (C) |
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since 1975 |
| industrial center (C) |
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| pilgrimage center (C) |
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