Gmina Janowice Wielkie Local time Sunday 11:09 AM | Population 2,100 | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 46% Humidity Voivodeship |
Janowice Wielkie [janɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] (German: Jannowitz) is a village in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. 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.
Map of Janowice Wielkie, Poland
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.
References
Janowice Wielkie Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA