Janowice Wielkie
Janowice Wielkie | |
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Village | |
Palace courtyard | |
Janowice Wielkie | |
| Coordinates: 50°53′N 15°55′E / 50.883°N 15.917°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Karkonosze |
| Gmina | Janowice Wielkie |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58-520[1] |
| Vehicle registration | DJE |
Janowice Wielkie [janɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] is a village in Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[2] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Janowice Wielkie.
It is a summer resort in the foothills of the Silesian or Great Mountains. From here is a direct route south to Bolczów Castle, elevation 561 m or 1,841 ft, the imposing ruins of an old castle destroyed by the Swedes in 1643.[3]
Photo gallery
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Christ the King Church
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Assumption of Mary Church
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Former Schaffgotsch Palace, now a nursing home
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Ruins of fourteenth-century Bolcz Castle
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Bolczów Castle
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Baroque stone bridge over the Bóbr River
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The Bóbr River in Janowice Wielkie
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Panorama of Janowice from Mount Sokolik
References
- ^ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Baedeker, Karl (1904). Northern Germany. Leipzig. pp. 196, 201.
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