Gmina Turek

Gmina Turek is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Turek, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 7,605.

Massacre during Second World War

During the German Invasion of Poland in 1939, German soldiers conducted a massacre in the area. 24 Poles were mass murdered on 7 September 1939. The victims were mostly farmers and refugees and elderly people(up to 80 years old).

Villages

Gmina Turek contains the villages and settlements of AlbertÃÂ³w, Budy SÃÂodkowskie, ChlebÃÂ³w, Cisew, Cisew MaÃÂy, DzierÃÂ¼ÃÂzna, Grabieniec, Kaczki ÃÂrednie, Kalinowa, KorytkÃÂ³w, Kowale KsiÃÂÃÂ¼e, ObrÃÂbizna, ObrzÃÂbin, PÃÂcherzew, SÃÂodkÃÂ³w, SÃÂodkÃÂ³w-Kolonia, SzadÃÂ³w KsiÃÂÃÂ¼y, SzadÃÂ³w PaÃÂski, Szadowskie GÃÂ³ry, Turkowice, Warenka, Wietchinin, WrzÃÂca and ÃÂ»uki.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Turek is bordered by the town of Turek and by the gminas of Brudzew, Dobra, KawÃÂczyn, MalanÃÂ³w, Przykona, TuliszkÃÂ³w and WÃÂadysÃÂawÃÂ³w.

References

Polish official population figures 2006