Turów, Gmina Pęcław
Turów [ˈturuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pęcław, within Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
Turów | |
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Village | |
  Turów  Turów | |
| Coordinates: 51°37′29″N 16°14′12″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Powiat | Głogów |
| Gmina | Pęcław |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DGL |
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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