Mstów, Silesian Voivodeship
Mstów | |
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Village | |
Monastery surrounded by defensive walls | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′40″N 19°17′14″E / 50.82778°N 19.28722°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Częstochowa |
| Gmina | Mstów |
| Population | 1,704 |
Mstów [mstuf] (Yiddish: Amstov – אמסטאוו) is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of an administrative district called Gmina Mstów. It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Częstochowa and 68 km (42 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice. Mstów lies on the Warta river, in western part of historic province of Lesser Poland. The village is known for its fortified Roman Catholic monastery.