Janów poviat - poviat in Poland, in Lubelskie Voivodeship, created in 1999 as part of an administrative reform. His seat is Janów Lubelski.
An administrative division
The poviat consists of:
urban-rural communes: Janów Lubelski, Modliborzyce rural communes: Batorz, Chrzanów, Dzwola, Godziszów, Potok Wielki towns: Janów Lubelski, Modliborzyce
Neighboring counties
Kraśnik County Lublin County
Worth seeing
in Janów Lubelski
Tourist attractions
Main article: Museum of the Monastery of the Dominican Fathers in Janów Lubelski.
Church of st. John the Baptist Bell tower-gate The building of the former prison - intended for the seat of the Regional Museum
Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Gracious Rosary, located in the former Dominican monastery complex, built in the years 1694-1769, which consists of:
The parish church of st. John the Baptist; Monastery; Belfry-gate;
The oldest monument of Tadeusz Kościuszko in the world from 1818.
Zalew Janowski, an artificial water reservoir (area 40 ha), with an extensive accommodation base. Virgin forests that are part of the largest forest complex in Poland, in the immediate vicinity there are:
Janowskie Forests - in which there are: Janowskie Forests Landscape Park; Open-air museum of narrow-gauge forest railway; Horse stables, including the Biłgorajski horse sanctuary in Szklarnia; Porytowe Wzgórze - the site of the greatest partisan battle in Poland during World War II; The Sandomierska Forest; Solska Primeval Forest.
The Regional Museum and the Natural History Museum are located in Janów. The town's urban layout from the middle of the 19th century has survived. XVII century.