Turka, Chełm County

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Turka
Village
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Turka
Coordinates: 51°8′N23°48′E / 51.133°N 23.800°E / 51.133; 23.800
Country Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
County Chełm
Gmina Dorohusk
Population
 • Total
315
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
22-175 [1]
Vehicle registration LCH

Turka [ˈturka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dorohusk, within Chełm County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. [2]

History

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1827536—    
1921543+1.3%
Source: [3] [4]

In 1921, 92.1% of the population was Polish. [4]

Six Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  3. ↑ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1892. p. 639.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. 1 2 Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. IV. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 16.
  5. ↑ Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 62. ISBN   978-83-954388-3-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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