Janowice Wielkie
Janowice Wielkie | |
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Village | |
Palace courtyard | |
Janowice Wielkie | |
| Coordinates: 50°53′N 15°55′E / 50.883°N 15.917°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Karkonosze |
| Gmina | Janowice Wielkie |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58-520[1] |
| Vehicle registration | DJE |
Janowice Wielkie [janɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] is a village in Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[2] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Janowice Wielkie. It lies approximately 14 km (9 mi) east of Jelenia Góra and 84 km (52 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
It is a summer resort in the foothills of the Silesian or Great Mountains. From here is a direct route south to Bolczów Castle, elevation 561 m or 1,841 ft, the imposing ruins of an old castle destroyed by the Swedes in 1643.[3]
Photo gallery
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Christ the King Church
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Assumption of Mary Church
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Former Schaffgotsch Palace, now a nursing home
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Ruins of fourteenth-century Bolcz Castle
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Bolczów Castle
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Baroque stone bridge over the Bóbr River
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The Bóbr River in Janowice Wielkie
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Panorama of Janowice from Mount Sokolik
References
- ^ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "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)
- ^ Baedeker, Karl (1904). Northern Germany. Leipzig. pp. 196, 201.
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