Janiszew is located in the centre of Brudzew administrative district of Poland, near the Koà ºmin strip of Adamów Brown Coal Mine, on a small river called Struga Janiszewska. The village lies on local road from Brudzew to Koà ºmin, about 10 kilometers from Turek, and 2 kilometers from Brudzew. Janiszew consists of the so-called Parcele, Poduchowne, Ostrów, and Stara Wieà  of which only a giant hole of the strip mine remains today. The village adjoins Brudzew, Krwony, Gà Âowy and Koà ºmin and is located about 100âÂÂ105 meters above sea level.
The village of Janiszew has an area of 7.17 km<sup>2</sup>. Cropland covers 6.15 km<sup>2</sup>, of which 4.47 km<sup>2</sup> are arable. The remaining 1.68 km<sup>2</sup> is grassland and pastures. Areas covered by forests, ditches and roads total 0.12 km<sup>2</sup>, while building areas amount to 0.10 km<sup>2</sup>, and wasteland covers 0.11 km<sup>2</sup>.
The village administrator (chair of village council) is Zdzisà Âaw Kaà ºmierczak, and the village council comprises also of Edward Oblizajek and Marek Wà Âodarczyk. Among former administrators were: Marian Szymaniak, Stanisà Âaw Warach, Leonard Granos, Kazimierz Kubiak and Kazimierz Kubiak.
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.