Janowice Wielkie
| Janowice Wielkie | |
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| Village | |
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  Janowice Wielkie | |
| Coordinates: 50°53′N 15°55′E / 50.883°N 15.917°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Powiat | Jelenia Góra |
| Gmina | Janowice Wielkie |
| Population | 2,100 |
Janowice Wielkie [janɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] (German: Jannowitz) is a village in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Janowice Wielkie. It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) east of Jelenia Góra and 84 km (52 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. 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 2,100.
Photo gallery
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Church of Christ the King
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Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Former Palace Schaffgotsch family now Welfare House
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The ruins of the fourteenth-century Castle Bolczów
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Bolczów Castle
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Baroque stone bridge over the Bóbr
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The River Bóbr in Janowice Wielkie
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Panorama Janowice of rock mountain Sokolik
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External links
Janowice Wielkie Official site of Janowice Wielkie Janowice Wielkie/Rudawy Janowickie on the map
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Coordinates: 50°53′N 15°55′E / 50.883°N 15.917°E
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