What is "janov"

Janov is one of the smallest towns in the Czech Republic and is situated in the western part of the Microregion Osoblažsko in the Petrovický stream valley, where the landscape steeply rises up to the ridges of Hrubý Jeseník. Currently, there are less than 400 inhabitants living in the town.

Janov is a Czech and Slovak toponym derived from local variants of personal name Jan ( with meaning "John's" (e.g. farm, etc.). In both languages it is also an exonym for the Italian city of Genoa. It may refer, also in the form Yanov, to:

Janov (Rakovník District) is a village and municipality in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

Janov is a village and municipality in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic.

Category:Villages in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District

Janov is a village and municipality ( obec) in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 820 (as at 28 August 2006).

Janov lies approximately north-west of Svitavy, south-east of Pardubice, and east of Prague.

Janov is a village and municipality ( obec) in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 263 (as at 28 August 2006).

Janov lies approximately north-east of Děčín, north-east of Ústí nad Labem, and north of Prague.