Janiszew

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Poland
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Greater Poland
subdivision_type2 = Powiat
subdivision_name2 = Turek County
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Brudzew
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leader_title = Mayor (sołtys)
leader_name = Zdzisław Kaźmierczak
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established_title = Established
established_date = 15th century
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timezone = CET
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latd = 52
latm = 05
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longd = 18
longm = 39
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postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 62-720
area_code = +48 63
blank_name = Car Plates
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website = [http://www.janiszew.net/english.php www.janiszew.net]
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Janiszew is located in the centre of Brudzew administrative district of Poland, near the Koźmin strip of Adamów Brown Coal Mine, on a small river called Struga Janiszewska. The village lies on local road from Brudzew to Koźmin, about 10 kilometers from Turek, and 2 kilometers from Brudzew. Janiszew consists of the so-called Parcele, Poduchowne, Ostrów, and Stara Wieś of which only a giant hole of the strip mine remains today. The village adjoins Brudzew, Krwony, Głowy and Koźmin and is located about 100-105 meters above sea level. [http://www.janiszew.net/english.php?go=janiszew http://www.janiszew.net/english.php?go=janiszew] ]

At present Janiszew has a population of 286 people, inhabiting 56 farms. In 2005 five new inhabitants were born (four boys and one girl), and three people died (two women and one man), while in the previous year one child was born and four people died. The average population density is 40 people per square kilometer.

The village of Janiszew has an area of 7.17 km². Cropland covers 6.15 km², of which 4.47 km² are arable. The remaining 1.68 km² comprise of grassland and pastures. Areas covered by forrests, ditches and roads total 0.12 km², while building areas amount to 0.10 km², and wasteland covers 0.11 km².

The village administrator (chair of village council) is Zdzisław Kaźmierczak, and the village council comprises also of Edward Oblizajek and Marek Włodarczyk. Among former administrators were: Marian Szymaniak, Stanisław Warach, Leonard Granos, Kazimierz Kubiak and Kazimierz Kubiak.

Church

That church was pulled down and disassembled by the Nazi during the Second World War (1939-1945). After the war, there was a wooden makeshift church, and fifteen years after the war had ended, in the years 1958-1960 a new brick temple was erected, according to a project by civil engineer Wielichowski. [http://www.janiszew.net/english.php?go=church http://www.janiszew.net/english.php?go=church] ]

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