16 Sights in Częstochowa, Poland (with Map and Images)

The Bronisław Huberman Częstochowa Philharmonic is located in Częstochowa, in a building at 16 Wilsona Street, erected in the years 1955–1965 on the foundations of the New Synagogue, burned down on 25 December 1939. The designer of the building is Józef Tadeusz Gawłowski. The Philharmonic has two concert halls and a rehearsal room. The concert hall has a capacity of 825 spectators, the second chamber hall has a capacity of 156. The main hall has been recognized by some experts as the fourth most acoustic in Poland. The author of the acoustics design of both concert halls is Witold Straszewicz.

Wikipedia: Filharmonia Częstochowska im. Bronisława Hubermana (PL), Website

The Orthodox Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa is an Eastern Orthodox church in Częstochowa, Poland that honors the Icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa, considered to be one of the country's national symbols. Construction of the building commenced in 1994 according to a design by Michał Bałasz of Białystok. As of 2009, the church is mostly complete. The bells and windows had been installed, and the facade completed. However, work on the internal decoration of the building still remains largely unfinished. The cornerstone was blessed by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I.

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The Adam Mickiewicz Theatre in Częstochowa, formerly known as the Rozmaitości Theatre and later the Municipal Chamber Theatre, is a state-owned theatre located in Częstochowa in the building at 15 Kilińskiego Street, erected in the years 1928–1931 as the Municipal Chamber Theatre. Between 1979 and 1984 it was modernized and expanded. The Adam Mickiewicz Theatre has the following stages: the Main Stage, the Chamber Stage, the Histrion Stage and the Marek Perepeczka Foyer.

Wikipedia: Teatr im. Adama Mickiewicza w Częstochowie (PL), Website

The Basilica of Jasna Góra – a church, which is the main part of the monastery complex at Jasna Góra in Częstochowa. It is situated between the porch and vestibule leading to the chapel of St. Anthony of Padua and the main courtyard of the monastery. From the north, the chapel of Our Lady of Czestochowa adjoins it. The church has the honorary title of Minor Basilica, which it received in 1906.

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The Iron Ore Mining Museum in Częstochowa – a museum in Częstochowa, located in the Stanisław Staszic Park, opened for the first time on December 4, 1989, in underground corridors built in the years 1974–1976. The former mine workings have been reconstructed here, equipped with mining equipment from the closed Szczekaczka iron ore mine in Szczekaczka.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Górnictwa Rud Żelaza w Częstochowie (PL), Website, Url, Url 0

The Chapel of Our Lady of Czestochowa – a church located at Jasna Góra, in Częstochowa, under the care of the Pauline Fathers. The most important and most frequented Marian sanctuary in Poland. The name comes from the painting of Our Lady of Czestochowa found in the chapel, considered miraculous by the Catholic and Orthodox Church.

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The Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family also called Częstochowa Cathedral is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and was built in the neo-Gothic style, it is a three-nave church following the Roman or Latin rite and is located on the street Krakowska in the city of Częstochowa in Poland.

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The Museum of Match Production in Częstochowa – a museum in Częstochowa, with exhibitions in two exhibition halls and in a production plant that has not been operating since 2010 – Częstochowa Match Industry Works SA, using a technological line from the 30s of the twentieth century.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Produkcji Zapałek w Częstochowie (PL)

Władysław Biegański's Bench in Częstochowa – a monument to Władysław Biegański, a doctor and social activist, was unveiled on 23 June 2008 in the Avenue of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth and the 90th anniversary of the Doctor's death.

Wikipedia: Ławeczka Władysława Biegańskiego w Częstochowie (PL)

Jasna Góra Parks, sometimes called Jasna Góra Parks – two city parks in Częstochowa, in the Podjasna Góra district – Stanisław Staszic Park and 3 May Park. They are located between the Śródmieście district and the monastery at Jasna Góra, which they surround from the east.

Wikipedia: Parki podjasnogórskie (PL)

The Town Hall in Częstochowa – the town hall in Częstochowa, in the city centre, at Władysław Biegański Square, classicist, erected in the years 1828–1836 according to the design of Franciszek Reinstein, rebuilt in 1908; It was entered into the register of monuments in 1960.

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Marek Perepeczka's Bench in Częstochowa – a monument to the actor Marek Perepeczka, unveiled on October 31, 2014 in Częstochowa. The monument is located on the Avenue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, near the Museum of Pilgrimages, opposite the bench of Halina Poświatowska.

Wikipedia: Ławeczka Marka Perepeczki w Częstochowie (PL), Url

The Monument to the Fallen in Defense of the Homeland in Częstochowa – a monument in the center of Częstochowa, dedicated to soldiers killed in the fight for Polish independence. It is one of the main architectural elements of the National Memorial Square.

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The Church of St. Barbara and St. Andrew the Apostle in Częstochowa, better known as the Church of St. Barbara, is a historic Roman Catholic parish church located at the intersection of St. Barbara and St. Augustine Streets, about 600 m south of Jasna Góra.

Wikipedia: Kościół św. Barbary w Częstochowie (PL)

The Bench of Halina Poświatowska in Częstochowa – a monument to the poet Halina Poświatowska, unveiled on 11 October 2007 in Częstochowa at the Avenue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, near the Museum of Pilgrimage and Gen. Jan Henryk Dąbrowski Street.

Wikipedia: Ławeczka Haliny Poświatowskiej w Częstochowie (PL), Url

The Henryk Sienkiewicz Monument in Częstochowa is a monument by Stefan Policiński, a sculptor from Częstochowa, completed in the years 1969−1973 and unveiled in 1973 on the square next to the Henryk Sienkiewicz High School in Third Avenue.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Henryka Sienkiewicza w Częstochowie (PL)