Janków Pierwszy is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the administrative district of

Gmina Blizanów __NOTOC__ Gmina Blizanów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Blizanów, which lies approximately north of Kalisz and south-east of the region ...

, within

Kalisz County __NOTOC__ Kalisz County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in ...

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, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of

Blizanów Blizanów is a village in Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Blizanów. It lies approximately north of Kalisz and south-east of the regional cap ...

, north-west of

Kalisz Kalisz () is a city in central Poland, and the second-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, with 97,905 residents (December 2021). It is the capital city of the Kalisz Region. Situated on the Prosna river in the southeastern part of Gr ...

, and south-east of the regional capital

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Schools

The School Complex in Janków Pierwszy, with its original name Zespół Szkół w Jankowie Pierwszym, is the only educational institution in Janków Pierwszy. It consists of The Public Local Kindergarten, The Primary School and The Junior High School. Here is an historical overview of the progress of schools: 1945–1946: The authorities of the Blizanów commune decide to build a school in Jankow Pierwszy. 1952: The ceremonial opening of the institution. 1958: A kindergarten was opened. 1959: First graduates finish school. 1963–1973: The Agricultural Pre-school operates in the building. 1974–1975: The school becomes a Collective School of Communes with branches in: Żerniki, Lip, Brudzew, Jarantów and Piskory. 1982: Installation of central heating. 1984: Subsequent changes in the school's activity - the Collective Community School becomes the Primary School again. 1997: The commune council of Blizanów decides to establish a School Complex, which includes: Primary School and Public Local Kindergarten 1999: The School Complex in Janków Pierwszy grew by the Junior High School. 2001–2003: Modernization of the school, which included insulation, a new elevation of the building, replacement of windows and door carpentry, renovation inside the building. 2004–2005: Expansion of the school: modernization of central heating from coal to oil. 2006: Putting into use a full-size Junior High School with facilities. 2008: Putting into use a multi-purpose pitch with a tartan surface and parking for teachers and parents. 2009: Modernization of the school in the field of electrical installation replacement. 2010: Putting into use a multi-functional sports Complex with a tartan track and a long jump.

References

Villages in Kalisz County {{Kalisz-geo-stub