Raków, Częstochowa

Raków is a district of Częstochowa, Poland, located in the south-eastern part of the city.

The football club Raków Częstochowa was founded and is based in Raków.

History
A Lusatian culture cemetery from around 750 BC–550 BC is located in Raków and it is now an Archaeological Reserve, a branch of the Częstochowa Museum. It was discovered in 1955.

In 1896–1902, the Huta Częstochowa steelworks were built in Raków. Raków soon evolved into an industrial settlement.

Raków was included within the city limits of Częstochowa as a new district in 1928.

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Raków was occupied by Germany until 1945. The Germans seized the steelworks and handed them over to the HASAG company. The HASAG company operated a forced labour camp for Jewish men. Polish workers aided imprisoned Jews, and in mid-1944, Polish resistance member Jan Brus, who supplied Jews with food and money on behalf of the Żegota Council to Aid Jews, was shot by a German camp guard.

In the 2020s, the local Raków Częstochowa football team became one of the top teams in Poland, winning its first Polish Cup in 2021, and its first Polish football championship in 2023.

Sights
Sights of Raków include:
 * Municipal Culture Center
 * prehistoric Archaeological Reserve
 * Saint Joseph church
 * Plac Orląt Lwowskich ("Lwów Eaglets Square") with the Lwów Eaglets Monument and the Saint Melchior Grodziecki church

Transport
The Częstochowa Raków railway station is located in Raków.