Turowo | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | West Pomeranian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Szczecinek |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Szczecinek |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Coordinates: | 53.65°N 59°W |
Population Total: | 950 |
Turowo (German: Thurow)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczecinek, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[2] It lies approximately 8km (05miles) south of Szczecinek and 1440NaN0 east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Before 1648 the area was part of Duchy of Pomerania, and from 1648–1945 it belonged to Prussia and Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.