Janów Lubelski
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Coordinates: | |||
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Country | Poland | ||
Voivodeship | Lublin | ||
County | Janów Lubelski County | ||
Gmina | Gmina Janów Lubelski | ||
Government | |||
- Mayor | Krzysztof Adam Kołtyś | ||
Area | |||
- Total | 14.84 km² (5.7 sq mi) | ||
Population (2006) | |||
- Total | 11,938 | ||
- Density | 804.4/km² (2,083.5/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
- Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postal code | 23-300 | ||
Car plates | LJA | ||
Website: http://www.janowlubelski.pl/ |
Janów Lubelski [ˈjanuf luˈbɛlski] is a town in eastern Poland. It has 11,882 inhabitants (2004).
Situated in the Lublin Voivodship (since 1999). It is the capital of Janów Lubelski County.
It has a large hospital (Samodzielny Publiczny Zespół Zakładów Opieki Zdrowotnej). It also has several tourist attractions - buildings and churches from 17th-18th centuries.
The town was founded in 1640 at the site of an older village.
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