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Turek, Poland

Coordinates: 52°01′N 18°30′E / 52.017°N 18.500°E / 52.017; 18.500
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Turek
Jesus Holiest Heart church
Jesus Holiest Heart church
Coat of arms of Turek
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Turek zawsze po drodze / Miasto silne jak tur.
Turek always on your way / City strong as an aurochs
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyTurek County
GminaTurek (urban gmina)
Established12th century
City rights1341
Government
 • MayorRomuald Antosik
Area
 • Total
16.16 km2 (6.24 sq mi)
Elevation
113 m (371 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
29,302
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
62-700
Area code+48 63
Car platesPTU
Websitehttp://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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

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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