Janówek, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Janówek (disambiguation).
Janówek
Village
Janówek
Coordinates: 54°18′28″N 19°30′37″E / 54.30778°N 19.51028°E / 54.30778; 19.51028
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Elbląg County
Gmina Tolkmicko
Population 90

Janówek [jaˈnuvɛk] (German: Hansdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tolkmicko, within Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-west of Tolkmicko, 25 km (16 mi) north of Elbląg, and 88 km (55 mi) north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

The village has a population of 90.

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Coordinates: 54°18′28″N 19°30′37″E / 54.30778°N 19.51028°E / 54.30778; 19.51028


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