Janów Lubelski
Janów Lubelski | |
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Market Square, 2025 | |
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Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Janów Lubelski | |
Janów Lubelski | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′N 22°25′E / 50.717°N 22.417°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Janów |
| Gmina | Janów Lubelski |
| Town rights | 1640 |
| Named after | Jan Zamoyski |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Krzysztof Adam Kołtyś (PiS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.84 km2 (5.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 12,092 |
| • Density | 814.8/km2 (2,110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23-300 |
| Vehicle registration | LJA |
| Car plates | LJA |
| National roads | |
| Website | www |
Janów Lubelski [ˈjanuf luˈbɛlskʲi] is a town in southeastern Poland. It has 11,938 inhabitants (2006). Historically part of Lesser Poland, it is presently situated in the Lublin Voivodeship and is the capital of Janów County. The town lies on the edge of a hilly region called Roztocze, on the Białka River, and its area is approximately 14.80 square kilometers. South of Janów there is the extensive Solska Forest. It is also home to the Open-air museum of the Forest Railway.
The town is located at the intersection of two national roads: the 19th (Rzeszów – Lublin – Białystok – Grodno), and the 74th (Hrubieszów – Zamość – Kraśnik – Kielce – Piotrków Trybunalski). The distance to Lublin is 70 kilometers, and to Rzeszów, 90 kilometers.