Turów, Lubin County

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
51°24′45″N 16°22′49″E / 51.41250°N 16.38028°E / 51.41250; 16.38028Country PolandVoivodeshipLower SilesianCountyLubinGminaŚcinawaTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationDLUNational roads

Turów [ˈturuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ścinawa, within Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Ścinawa, 13 km (8 mi) east of Lubin, and 56 km (35 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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