Janová

Janová
Municipality

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Janová
Coordinates: 49°18′58″N 18°2′17″E / 49.31611°N 18.03806°E / 49.31611; 18.03806Coordinates: 49°18′58″N 18°2′17″E / 49.31611°N 18.03806°E / 49.31611; 18.03806
Country  Czech Republic
Region Zlín
District Vsetín
Area
  Total 9.21 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
Elevation 368 m (1,207 ft)
Population (2006)
  Total 721
  Density 78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Postal code 755 01
Website http://www.janova.cz

Janová (German: Johannesdorf) is a village and municipality (obec) in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Historically it was in the Silesian province, Wagstadt - Bilovec district, and Königsberg - Klimkovice sub-district of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire.

The municipality covers an area of 9.21 square kilometres (3.56 sq mi), and has a population of 721 (as at 3 July 2006).

Janová lies on the Vsetínská Bečva, approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Vsetín, 29 km (18 mi) east of Zlín, and 275 km (171 mi) east of Prague.

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