Janów, Silesian Voivodeship

Janów
Village
Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
Janów
Coordinates: 50°43′19″N 19°26′10″E / 50.72194°N 19.43611°E / 50.72194; 19.43611
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyCzęstochowa
GminaJanów
Population
964

Janów [ˈjanuf] is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Janów. It lies approximately 24 km (15 mi) east of Częstochowa and 61 km (38 mi) north-east of the regional capital Katowice.

Rose Girone, the oldest Holocaust survivor at the time of her death on February 25, 2025, was born in Janów.

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