| Official Name: | Janiszew |
| Total Type: | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Greater Poland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Powiat |
| Subdivision Name2: | Turek |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Brudzew |
| Leader Title: | Mayor (sołtys) |
| Leader Name: | Zdzisław Kaźmierczak |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 15th century |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.17 |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Population Total: | 285 |
| Population Density Km2: | 40 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 52.0833°N 57°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 62-720 |
| Area Code: | +48 63 |
| Blank Name: | Car Plates |
| Blank Info: | PTU |
| Website: | www.janiszew.net |
Janiszew is located in the centre of Brudzew administrative district of Poland, near the Koźmin strip of Adamów Brown Coal Mine, on a small river called Struga Janiszewska. The village lies on local road from Brudzew to Koźmin, about 10 kilometers from Turek, and 2 kilometers from Brudzew. Janiszew consists of the so-called Parcele, Poduchowne, Ostrów, and Stara Wieś of which only a giant hole of the strip mine remains today. The village adjoins Brudzew, Krwony, Głowy and Koźmin and is located about 100–105 meters above sea level.[1]
The village of Janiszew has an area of 7.17 km2. Cropland covers 6.15 km2, of which 4.47 km2 are arable. The remaining 1.68 km2 is grassland and pastures. Areas covered by forests, ditches and roads total 0.12 km2, while building areas amount to 0.10 km2, and wasteland covers 0.11 km2.[1]
The village administrator (chair of village council) is Zdzisław Kaźmierczak, and the village council comprises also of Edward Oblizajek and Marek Włodarczyk. Among former administrators were: Marian Szymaniak, Stanisław Warach, Leonard Granos, Kazimierz Kubiak and Kazimierz Kubiak.[1]
That church was pulled down and disassembled by the Nazi during the Second World War (1939-1945). After the war, there was a wooden makeshift church, and fifteen years after the war had ended, in the years 1958-1960 a new brick temple was erected, according to a project by civil engineer Wielichowski.[2]