Janów Lubelski

Janów Lubelski
Saint John the Baptist Church

Coat of arms
Janów Lubelski
Coordinates:
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.