Gmina Turek is a rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Turek County

Turek County

Turek County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Turek, which lies ...

, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Greater Poland Voivodeship

Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...

, in west-central Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. 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 109.42 square kilometres (42.2 sq mi), 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 Albertów

Albertów, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Albertów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Turek and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Budy Słodkowskie, Chlebów

Chlebów, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Chlebów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population of 316....

, Cisew

Cisew

Cisew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Turek and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Cisew Mały, Dzierżązna

Dzierzazna, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Dzierżązna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Grabieniec

Grabieniec

Grabieniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Kaczki Średnie

Kaczki Srednie

Kaczki Średnie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Turek and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Kalinowa

Kalinowa, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Kalinowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Korytków

Korytków, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Korytków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population of 183....

, Kowale Księże

Kowale Ksieze

Kowale Księże is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Turek and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Obrębizna

Obrebizna

Obrębizna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Obrzębin

Obrzebin

Obrzębin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population of 481....

, Pęcherzew

Pecherzew

Pęcherzew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Słodków, Słodków-Kolonia, Szadów Księży

Szadów Ksiezy

Szadów Księży is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Szadów Pański

Szadów Panski

Szadów Pański is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Szadowskie Góry

Szadowskie Góry

Szadowskie Góry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań.-References:...

, Turkowice

Turkowice, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Turkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Turek and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Warenka

Warenka

Warenka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately east of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań.The village has a population of 133....

, Wietchinin

Wietchinin

Wietchinin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Turek and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Wrząca

Wrzaca, Turek County

Wrząca is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Turek and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

 and Żuki

Zuki, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Żuki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Turek, within Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań....

.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Turek is bordered by the town of Turek and by the gminas of Brudzew

Gmina Brudzew

Gmina Brudzew is a rural gmina in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Brudzew, which lies approximately north-east of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Dobra

Gmina Dobra, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Gmina Dobra is an urban-rural gmina in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Dobra, which lies approximately south-east of Turek and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Kawęczyn

Gmina Kaweczyn

Gmina Kawęczyn is a rural gmina in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Kawęczyn, which lies approximately south of Turek and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Malanów

Gmina Malanów

Gmina Malanów is a rural gmina in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Malanów, which lies approximately south-west of Turek and south-east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Przykona

Gmina Przykona

Gmina Przykona is a rural gmina in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Przykona, which lies approximately south-east of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań....

, Tuliszków

Gmina Tuliszków

Gmina Tuliszków is an urban-rural gmina in Turek County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Tuliszków, which lies approximately north-west of Turek and east of the regional capital Poznań....

 and Władysławów.