Gmina Turek Explained

Gmina Turek
Other Name:Turek Commune
Settlement Type:Gmina
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Greater Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Turek
Area Total Km2:109.42
Population Total:7605
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Coor Pinpoint:Turek
Coordinates:52.0167°N 48°W
Seat:Turek
Website:http://www.gmina.turek.pl

Gmina Turek is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Turek, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

The gmina covers an area of 109.42km2, and as of 2006 its total population is 7,605.

Massacre during Second World War

During the German Invasion of Poland in 1939, German soldiers conducted a massacre in the area. 24 Poles were mass murdered on 7 September 1939.[1] The victims were mostly farmers and refugees and elderly people(up to 80 years old).

Villages

Gmina Turek contains the villages and settlements of Albertów, Budy Słodkowskie, Chlebów, Cisew, Cisew Mały, Dzierżązna, Grabieniec, Kaczki Średnie, Kalinowa, Korytków, Kowale Księże, Obrębizna, Obrzębin, Pęcherzew, Słodków, Słodków-Kolonia, Szadów Księży, Szadów Pański, Szadowskie Góry, Turkowice, Warenka, Wietchinin, Wrząca and Żuki.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Turek is bordered by the town of Turek and by the gminas of Brudzew, Dobra, Kawęczyn, Malanów, Przykona, Tuliszków and Władysławów.

References

Notes and References

  1. Szymon Datner "55 dni Wehrmachtu w Polsce" page 279