Turek
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Greater Poland | ||
| Powiat : | Turek | ||
| Area : | 16.16 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 52 ° 1 ' N , 18 ° 30' E | ||
| Residents : | 26,955 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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| Postal code : | 62-700, 62-701 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 63 | ||
| License plate : | PTU | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | Konin - Łódź and Konin- Sieradz | ||
| Next international airport : | Łódź | ||
| Gmina | |||
| Gminatype: | Borough | ||
| Surface: | 16.16 km² | ||
| Residents: | 26,955 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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| Population density : | 1668 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Community number ( GUS ): | 3027011 | ||
| Administration (as of 2011) | |||
| Mayor : | Romuald Antosik | ||
| Address: | ul. Kaliska 59 62-700 Turek |
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| Website : | www.miastoturek.pl | ||
Turek [ ˈturɛk ] ( German Turek ) is a city in Poland in the Greater Poland Voivodeship . It is located between Konin and Kalisz .
history
The first written mention of the place comes from the year 1136. The town received the town charter in 1341. In 1793 the town became part of Prussia . In 1807 it fell to the Grand Duchy of Warsaw and in 1815 it became part of Congress Poland . The city's first Protestant school opened in 1835. In 1867, Turek became a district town. A parsonage was built from 1867 to 1869. In 1936, 3,100 people lived in Turek. In 1939 the previously Polish city of Turek was occupied by the Wehrmacht and, in violation of international law, added to the Reichsgau Wartheland . With the end of the Second World War , the city became part of Poland again. In 1975 the place lost its headquarters as a powiat , but received it again in 1999 during a further administrative reform .
traffic
Turek was connected to the railway network by a narrow-gauge railway to Kalisz until 1991 .
local community
Borough
The city of Turek forms an independent municipality (gmina miejska) .
Rural community
The rural community (gmina wiejska) Turek has the following 20 districts (German names until 1945) with a Schulzenamt (sołectwo) :
- Albertów
- Budy Słodkowskie
- Chlebów
- Cisew
- Dzierżązna
- Grabieniec
- Kaczki Średnie
- Kalinowa
- Korytków
- Kowale Księże
- Obrzębin
- Obrębizna
- Pęcherzew
- Słodków (Schloden)
- Słodków-Kolonia
- Szadów Księży
- Turkowice (Turkowitz)
- Warenka
- Wietchinin
- Żuki
Other localities in the municipality are Cisew Mały, Szadowskie Góry, Szadów Pański and Wrząca.
Town twinning
Turek's twin town is Wiesmoor in East Friesland, Northern Germany and Dunajiwzi in Ukraine.
Sons and daughters
- Ernst Wilhelm Bursche (1831–1904), Protestant clergyman
- Henryk Glicenstein (1870–1942), Polish-American sculptor and painter
- Louis Grossmann (1835–1915), composer and conductor
- Jacek Kiciński CMF (* 1968), Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Wroclaw
- Krzysztof Urbaniak (* 1984), organist and harpsichordist, music editor and university professor
Web links
- Official website of the city (Polish)
- Order on change of place names in Reichsgau Wartheland in the ordinance sheet of the Reich governor in Warthegau from May 18, 1943 (PDF; 1.79 MB)
Footnotes
- ↑ a b population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d Cf. Weblink Order on change of place names in Reichsgau Wartheland - Turek district