Turów
Village
Turów is located in Poland
Turów
Turów
Turów is located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Turów
Turów
Coordinates: 51°37′N 16°07′E / 51.617°N 16.117°E / 51.617; 16.117
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyGłogów
GminaGłogów
Population
150
 (approximate)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDGL

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

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


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