Janówek, Wrocław County

For other places with the same name, see Janówek (disambiguation).
Janówek
Village
Janówek
Coordinates: 50°51′06″N 16°50′01″E / 50.85167°N 16.83361°E / 50.85167; 16.83361
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wrocław County
Gmina Jordanów Śląski

Janówek [jaˈnuvɛk] (German: Ober-Johnsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jordanów Śląski, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was a part of Germany.

It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Jordanów Śląski, and 34 kilometres (21 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The world's first Bismarck Tower can be found in Janówek. It was built in 1869 when the area was part of Prussia (later Germany), and the village was known as Ober-Johnsdorf. See Bismarck Tower, Janówek.

First Bismarck Tower in Janówek (formerly Ober-Johnsdorf), built in 1869

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Coordinates: 50°51′06″N 16°50′01″E / 50.85167°N 16.83361°E / 50.85167; 16.83361


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