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The city is known for the famous Pauline monastery of Jasna Góra, which is the home of the Black Madonna painting ( Polish: Jasnogórski Cudowny obraz Najświętszej Maryi Panny Niepokalanie Poczętej ), a shrine to the Virgin Mary.

Every year, millions of pilgrims from all over the world come to Częstochowa to see it.

The city also was home to the Frankism in the late 18th and 19th Century.

There is also a Lusatian culture excavation site and museum in the city and ruins of a medieval castle in Olsztyn, approximately 25 kilometres ( ca.

16 mi ) from the city centre ( see also Trail of the Eagles ' Nests ).