Country Poland Gmina Turek (urban gmina) City rights 1341 Area 16.16 km² Local time Sunday 8:14 PM | County Turek County Established 12th century Elevation 113 m (371 ft) Population 29,302 (2006) | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 56% Humidity Voivodeship Greater Poland Voivodeship | ||
Turek [ˈturɛk] is a town in central Poland with 29 522 inhabitants As of 2004. It is the capital of Turek County.
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Map of Turek, Poland
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. 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.
Twin towns — sister cities
Turek is twinned with: