Janowiec

Janowiec
Village

Janowiec
Coordinates: 51°19′29″N 21°52′59″E / 51.32472°N 21.88306°E / 51.32472; 21.88306
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
County Puławy
Gmina Janowiec
Population 1,000

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] The village has a population of 1,000.

It received its town charter in 1537, but lost it in 1870. The ruins of a large castle are nearby.

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Coordinates: 51°19′29″N 21°52′59″E / 51.32472°N 21.88306°E / 51.32472; 21.88306


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