Janiewice

Janiewice
Village
Janiewice
Coordinates: 54°16′19″N 16°46′3″E / 54.27194°N 16.76750°E / 54.27194; 16.76750
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountySławno
GminaGmina Sławno
Population
 • Total
529
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationZSL

Janiewice [jaɲɛˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sławno, within Sławno County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Sławno and 172 km (107 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

It is one of the few places of occurrence of cloudberry in Poland.[2]

The village has a population of 529.

Etymology

The name of the village comes from the male name Jan, Polish for John.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
  2. ^ a b Świetlicka, Alicja; Wisławska, Elżbieta (1998). Słownik historyczny miast i wsi województwa słupskiego: przewodnik bibliograficzny (in Polish). Słupsk. p. 79. ISBN 83-910269-2-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)