Turów, Wrocław County
Turów [ˈturuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żórawina, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-east of Żórawina and 15 km (9 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 50°59′44″N 17°3′56″E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Wrocław County |
Gmina | Żórawina |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | DWR |
Primary airport | Copernicus Airport Wrocław |
Highways | |
Voivodeship roads |
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word tur, which means "aurochs".[2]
References
- "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.
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