Janów is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the

gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...

(administrative district) called Gmina Janów. It lies approximately east of

Częstochowa Częstochowa ( , ; german: Tschenstochau, Czenstochau; la, Czanstochova) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta River with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (admin ...

and north-east of the regional capital Katowice. The village has a population of 964.

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Jewish Community in Janów
on Virtual Shtetl Villages in Częstochowa County {{Częstochowa-geo-stub