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Places

Czech Republic

Janov (Bruntál District) Janov () is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants, making it List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, one of the least populous towns in the country. Geography Janov ...

, a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region *

Janov (Děčín District) Janov () is a municipality and village in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Janov lies approximately north-east of Děčín, north-east of Ústí nad Labem, and north of Prague ...

, a municipality and village in the Ústí nad Labem Region *

Janov (Rakovník District) Janov is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The coun ...

, a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region *

Janov (Rychnov nad Kněžnou District) Janov is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Euro ...

, a municipality and village in the Hradec Králové Region * Janov (Svitavy District), a municipality and village in the Pardubice Region *

Janov nad Nisou Janov nad Nisou (until 1947 Honsberk; ) is a municipality and village in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked c ...

, a municipality and village in the Liberec Region *Janov, a village and part of Kočov in the Plzeň Region *Janov, a village and part of

Kosova Hora Kosova Hora () is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Kosova Hora consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population ...

in the Central Bohemian Region *Janov, a town part of

Litvínov Litvínov (; ) is a town in Most District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. It is known as an industrial centre. Administrative division Litvínov consists of 12 municipal parts (in brackets po ...

in the Ústí nad Labem Region *Janov, a village and part of

Mladá Vožice Mladá Vožice () is a town in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,700 inhabitants. Administrative division Mladá Vožice consists of 15 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 ...

in the South Bohemian Region *Janov, a village and part of

Nový Bor Nový Bor (; ) is a town in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The town is known for its glass industry. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural mo ...

in the Liberec Region *Janov, a village and part of

Roudná Roudná is a municipality and village in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Roudná lies approximately south of Tábor, north-east of České Budějovice, and south of Prague ...

in the South Bohemian Region *Janov, a village and part of

Staré Hobzí Staré Hobzí is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Staré Hobzí lies approximately south-east of Jindřichův Hradec, east of České Bud ...

in the South Bohemian Region

Italy

*Janov, Czech and Slovak exonym for

Genoa Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...

Slovakia

Janov, Prešov District Janov () is a village and municipality in Prešov District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1341. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 302 metres and cover ...

, a municipality and village in the Prešov Region

People

Arthur Janov Arthur Janov (; August 21, 1924October 1, 2017), also known as Art Janov, was an American psychologist, psychotherapist, and writer. He gained notability as the creator of primal therapy, a treatment for mental illness that involves repeatedly de ...

, American psychologist ** Janov's warnings named after him *

Matthias of Janov Matthias of Janov (; ; – 1393/1394 in Prague) was a fourteenth-century Bohemian ecclesiastical writer and one of the most significant authors of the nascent Bohemian Reformation. He was the son of Václav of Janow, a Bohemian knight, and began ...

, Bohemian ecclesiastical writer

Fictional

Janov Pelorat The Foundation (book series), ''Foundation'' series is a science fiction book series written by American author Isaac Asimov. First published as a series of short stories and novellas from 1942 to 1950, and subsequently in three collections, for ...