Janowo, Myślibórz County

For other places with the same name, see Janowo (disambiguation).
Janowo
Village
Janowo
Coordinates: 53°1′57″N 15°11′28″E / 53.03250°N 15.19111°E / 53.03250; 15.19111
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Myślibórz
Gmina Barlinek

Janowo [jaˈnɔvɔ] (German: Johanneshöhe) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barlinek, within Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Barlinek, 25 km (16 mi) north-east of Myślibórz, and 59 km (37 mi) south-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of 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.For the history of the region, see Neumark.

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Coordinates: 53°1′57″N 15°11′28″E / 53.03250°N 15.19111°E / 53.03250; 15.19111


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