Turów, Wrocław County Explained

Turów
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wrocław County
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Żórawina
Pushpin Map:Poland#Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates:50.9956°N 17.0656°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DWR
Blank Name Sec2:Primary airport
Blank Info Sec2:Copernicus Airport Wrocław
Blank1 Name Sec2:Highways
Blank2 Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Turów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żórawina, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2km (01miles) north-east of Żórawina and 150NaN0 south of the regional capital Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word tur, which means "aurochs".[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: Adamy, Heinrich. 1888. Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit. de. Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. 63.