Gmina Janów is a rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Częstochowa County

Czestochowa County

Częstochowa County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Częstochowa, although the city...

, Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...

, in southern Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. Its seat is the village of Janów

Janów, Silesian Voivodeship

Janów is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Janów. It lies approximately east of Częstochowa and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, which lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Częstochowa

Czestochowa

Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...

 and 61 km (38 mi) north-east of the regional capital Katowice

Katowice

Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...

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The gmina covers an area of 146.96 square kilometres (56.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,019.

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 called Eagle Nests Landscape Park

Eagle Nests Landscape Park

The Eagles' Nests Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, and one of over a hundred Polish Landscape Parks. It was established in 1980, and covers much of the area of the Trail of the Eagles' Nests, marked as No...

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Villages

Gmina Janów contains the villages and settlements of Apolonka

Apolonka, Silesian Voivodeship

Apolonka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Janów, south-east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Bystrzanowice

Bystrzanowice

Bystrzanowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Janów, east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Bystrzanowice-Dwór

Bystrzanowice-Dwór

Bystrzanowice-Dwór is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Janów, south-east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population...

, Czepurka

Czepurka

Czepurka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Janów, east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Góry Gorzkowskie

Góry Gorzkowskie

Góry Gorzkowskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Janów, south-east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...

, Hucisko

Hucisko, Czestochowa County

Hucisko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Janów, south-east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Janów

Janów, Silesian Voivodeship

Janów is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Janów. It lies approximately east of Częstochowa and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Lgoczanka

Lgoczanka

Lgoczanka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Janów, south-east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Lipnik

Lipnik, Silesian Voivodeship

Lipnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Janów, east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Lusławice, Okrąglik

Okraglik, Silesian Voivodeship

Okrąglik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Janów, east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Pabianice

Pabianice, Silesian Voivodeship

Pabianice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Janów, south-east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Piasek

Piasek, Czestochowa County

Piasek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Janów, east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Ponik

Ponik, Silesian Voivodeship

Ponik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Janów, south-east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Siedlec

Siedlec, Gmina Janów

Siedlec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Janów, south-east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Skowronów

Skowronów

Skowronów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Janów, south-east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Śmiertny Dąb

Smiertny Dab

Śmiertny Dąb is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Janów, east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Sokole Pole

Sokole Pole

Sokole Pole is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Janów, east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Teodorów

Teodorów, Gmina Janów

Teodorów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Janów, east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Zagórze

Zagórze, Czestochowa County

Zagórze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Janów, east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Złoty Potok and Żuraw

Zuraw, Silesian Voivodeship

Żuraw is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Janów, east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Janów is bordered by the gminas of Lelów

Gmina Lelów

Gmina Lelów is a rural gmina in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lelów, which lies approximately east of Częstochowa and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Mstów

Gmina Mstów

Gmina Mstów is a rural gmina in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Mstów, which lies approximately east of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Niegowa

Gmina Niegowa

Gmina Niegowa is a rural gmina in Myszków County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Niegowa, which lies approximately north-east of Myszków and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

, Olsztyn

Gmina Olsztyn

Gmina Olsztyn is a rural gmina in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Olsztyn, which lies approximately south-east of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice....

, Przyrów

Gmina Przyrów

Gmina Przyrów is a rural gmina in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Przyrów, which lies approximately east of Częstochowa and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

 and Żarki

Gmina Zarki

Gmina Żarki is an urban-rural gmina in Myszków County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Żarki, which lies approximately north-east of Myszków and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....

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