Janów [ˈjanuf] is a town in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Janów.
Janów | |
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Town | |
.jpg) Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary | |
_COA.svg) Coat of arms | |
  Janów | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′19″N 19°26′10″E / 50.72194°N 19.43611°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Częstochowa |
| Gmina | Janów |
| Founded | 17th century |
| Town rights | 1698 |
| Founded by | Jan Aleksander Koniecpolski |
| Named after | Jan Aleksander Koniecpolski |
| Population | |
• Total | 964 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | SCZ |
History
editThe town was founded by Jan Aleksander Koniecpolski in the 17th century.[2] It was named after the founder.[2] It was granted town rights in 1698.[3] It was private town of the Koniecpolski, Potocki and Krasiński families.[2]
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Janów was occupied by Germany until 1945.
References
edit- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- 1 2 3 Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. III. Warszawa. 1882. p. 420.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 36–37. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.
External links
edit- Jewish Community in Janów on Virtual Shtetl
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