Gmina Turek

Infobox Settlement
name = Gmina Turek
other_name = Turek Commune
settlement_type = Gmina
total_type = Total

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image_shield = POL gmina Turek COA.svg

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Greater Poland
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Turek
area_total_km2 = 109.42
population_total = 7605
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
coor_type = Turek
latd = 52
latm = 1
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 18
longm = 30
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Turek
website = http://www.gmina.turek.pl __NOTOC__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 convert|109.42|km2|sqmi|1, 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 [Szymon Datner "55 dni Wehrmachtu w Polsce" page 279] . The victims were mostly farmers and refugees and elderly people(up to 80 years old).

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Turek is bordered by the town of Turek and by the gminas of Brudzew, Dobra, Kawęczyn, Malanów, Przykona, Tuliszków and Władysławów.

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]