Turek, Poland

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Turek

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Coat of arms
Motto: Turek zawsze po drodze / Miasto silne jak tur.
Turek always on your way / City strong as an aurochs
Turek
Coordinates: 52°1′N 18°30′E / 52.017°N 18.500°E / 52.017; 18.500
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Greater Poland
County Turek County
Gmina Turek (urban gmina)
Established 12th century
City rights 1341
Government
 • Mayor Romuald Antosik
Area
 • Total 16.16 km2 (6.24 sq mi)
Elevation 113 m (371 ft)
Population (2006)
 • Total 29,302
 • Density 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 62-700
Area code(s) +48 63
Car plates PTU
Website http://www.bip.um.turek.pl

Turek [ˈturɛk] is a town in central Poland with 29 522 inhabitants As of 2004. It is the capital of Turek County.

Turek has been situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999; it was in Konin Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998.

History

Turek is first mentioned in the historical record 1136, when it was listed as belonging to the archbishops of Gniezno. It received its city rights in 1341.

The town was the capital of a district within the Kalisz region of the Russian Empire.[1] Following the end of the First World War in 1918, Turek became part of the Second Polish Republic. With the German invasion of Poland and the outbreak of the Second World War, Turek was occupied by the Wehrmacht and annexed by Nazi Germany. It was administered as part of the county or district (kreis) of Turek within Reichsgau Wartheland. With the arrival of the Red Army in 1945 and the end of the war, Turek was integrated into the People's Republic of Poland.

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Turek is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kalisz". In Encyclopaedia Britannica. Volume 15. p 642. Accessed via Google Books 10/6/11.


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