Janów Podlaski
Janów Podlaski | |
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Village | |
 Stables and horse breeding establishment | |
  Janów Podlaski | |
| Coordinates: 52°11′45″N 23°12′38″E / 52.19583°N 23.21056°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Biała Podlaska |
| Gmina | Janów Podlaski |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,700 |
Janów Podlaski (Polish: [ˈjanuf pɔdˈlaskʲi]) is a town in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Janów Podlaski. It lies approximately 20 km (12 mi) north of Biała Podlaska and 115 km (71 mi) north-east of the regional capital Lublin.
Since the early 14th century the settlement belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the first church in the settlement was funded by the Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytautas the Great in 1428.[2]
Because of the Tatars devastating attack on Lutsk, bishop Jonas I Losovičius in 1465 moved the main residence of the bishops of Lutsk to Janów where it remained until 1796.[2] Moreover, he also renamed after his name the settlement to Janów Biskupi.[3]
Football Team is called Janowia Janów Podlaski.
The state stud farm, called Janów Podlaski Stud Farm, or simply Janów, is a horse breeding establishment that specializes in the purebred Arabian horse.
References
[edit]- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ a b Kilinskaitė, Renata. "Palenkės Januvo bažnyčia". Architektūros ir urbanistikos tyrimų centras (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ Liepuonius, V. "Jonas Losovičius. Lietuvių katalikų dvasininkų istorinė DB". Lietuvių katalikų mokslo akademija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 June 2025.
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