Janików, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Janików | |
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Village | |
  Janików | |
| Coordinates: 50°51′33″N 21°42′38″E / 50.85917°N 21.71056°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie |
| County | Opatów |
| Gmina | Ożarów |
| Population | 200 |
Janików [jaˈnikuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ożarów, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Ożarów, 21 km (13 mi) east of Opatów, and 77 km (48 mi) east of the regional capital Kielce.[1] The village used to be a town from 1559 to 1827, and was a local center of
The history of Janikow dates back to the year 1559, when a local
In 1767, during a thunderstorm, almost whole town burned, together with a town hall and all documents. Janikow never recovered from the destruction, and in 1827 was stripped of town charter. In the late 19th century, while part of Russian-controlled Congress Poland, it had the population of 323, with 39 houses. The village was burned in June 1915, during World War I fights between Austrians and Russians. After World War II, the village went through gradual depopulation. In 1960, its population was 275, and by 1998, it shrank to 195.
Janikow has St. Anna parish church (1873), built in the location of the first, wooden church from the 16th century, which burned in the 1767 fire.
