Place:Janów Lubelski, Lubelskie, Poland

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NameJanów Lubelski
Alt namesJanów Lubelskisource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeTown
Coordinates50.7°N 22.4°E
Located inLubelskie, Poland
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Janów Lubelski is a town in southeastern Poland. It has 11,938 inhabitants (2006). Situated in the Lublin Voivodship (since 1999), Janów Lubelski belongs to Lesser Poland, and is located in southeastern corner of this historic Polish province. It is the capital of Janów Lubelski County. Previously (1975–1998), Janów belonged to Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship. It has a large hospital (Samodzielny Publiczny Zespół Zakładów Opieki Zdrowotnej). It also has several tourist attractions, including buildings and churches from the 17th and 18th centuries. Janów Lubelski is home to the Open-air museum of the Forest Railway in Janów Lubelski

The town lies on the edge of Roztocze, on the Białka river, and its area is 14.80 square kilometers. South of Janów there is the extensive Solska Forest. The town is located at the intersection of two national roads: the 19th (RzeszówLublinBiałystokGrodno), and the 74th (HrubieszówZamośćKraśnikKielcePiotrków Trybunalski). The distance to Lublin is 70 kilometers, and to Rzeszów, 90 kilometers.

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