Turów, Gmina Głogów
Appearance
Turów | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°37′N 16°07′E / 51.617°N 16.117°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Głogów |
Gmina | Głogów |
Population | 150 |
(approximate) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | DGL |
Turów [ˈturuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogów, within Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) south-east of Głogów, and 85 km (53 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word tur, which means "aurochs".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 63.