Janowiec, Lublin Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Janowiec (disambiguation).

Janowiec
Village
Janowiec Castle
Coat of arms
Janowiec
Coordinates: 51°19′29″N 21°52′59″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Puławy
Gmina	Janowiec
Population
• Total	1,000
Vehicle registration	LPU

Janowiec [jaˈnɔvjɛt͡s] is a village in Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Janowiec. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Puławy and 49 km (30 mi) west of the regional capital Lublin.[1]

History

It received its town charter in 1537, but lost it in 1870. The ruins of a large castle are nearby. The 6th Polish National Cavalry Brigade was stationed in Janowiec in 1792.[2]

• 
  Janowiec, 1914-1918
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  Church, 1939
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  Castle, after 1857
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  Castle, after 1906

References

Notes

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925). Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831 (in Polish). Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej. p. 9.

External links

• Janowiec at Jewish Records Indexing - Poland