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Visitors walk near the entrance of Jasna Gora monastery in Czestochowa, Poland, with its tall clock tower and ornate facade visible under a partly cloudy sky.
Jasna Góra monastery, Częstochowa, Poland Visitors at the Jasna Góra monastery, a popular pilgrimage site, in Częstochowa, Poland.

Śląskie

province, Poland
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Śląskie, województwo (province), southern Poland. It is bordered by the provinces of Łódzkie to the north, Świętokrzyskie to the northeast, Małopolskie to the east, and Opolskie to the west; Slovakia and the Czech Republic are to the south. Created in 1999 as part of Poland’s provincial reorganization, it comprises the former provinces (1975–98) of Katowice, Częstochowa, and Bielsko-Biała. The provincial capital is Katowice. Area 4,762 square miles (12,333 square km). Pop. (2011) 4,630,364. The relief...

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