Janowiec | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lublin |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Puławy |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Janowiec |
Coordinates: | 51.3247°N 21.8831°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Population Total: | 1000 |
Registration Plate: | LPU |
Janowiec 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 12km (07miles) south-west of Puławy and 490NaN0 west of the regional capital Lublin.[1]
It received its town charter in 1537, but lost it in 1870. The ruins of a large castle are nearby. The 6th Polish National Cavalry Brigade was stationed in Janowiec in 1792.[2]