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The name of Częstochowa means Częstoch's place and comes from a personal name of Częstoch mentioned in the medieval documents also as Częstobor and Częstomir.
Variations of the name include Czanstochowa used in 1220, and Częstochow used in 1382 and 1558.
A part of today's city called Częstochówka was a separate municipality mentioned in 14th century as the Old Częstochowa ( Antiquo Czanstochowa, 1382 ) and Częstochówka in 1470-80.
The city was also known in German as Tschenstochau and in Russian as Ченстохов ( Chenstokhov ).
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