Janowo, Malbork County
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Janowo j is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Pole
, within Malbork County
, Pomeranian Voivodeship
, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Stare Pole
, 11 km (7 mi) north-east of Malbork
, and 48 km (30 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany
. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Pole
Gmina Stare Pole
Gmina Stare Pole is a rural gmina in Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Stare Pole, which lies approximately east of Malbork and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk....
, within Malbork County
Malbork County
Malbork County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Malbork , south-east of...
, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...
, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Stare Pole
Stare Pole
Stare Pole is a village in Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Stare Pole. It lies approximately east of Malbork and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1772-1945 Prussia...
, 11 km (7 mi) north-east of Malbork
Malbork
Malbork is a town in northern Poland in the Żuławy region , with 38,478 inhabitants . Situated in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously assigned to Elbląg Voivodeship...
, and 48 km (30 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania
History of Pomerania
The history of Pomerania dates back more than 10,000 years. Settlement in the area started by the end of the Vistula Glacial Stage, about 13,000 years ago. Archeological traces have been found of various cultures during the Stone and Bronze Age, of Veneti and Germanic peoples during the Iron Age...
.