Turzany, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Turzany (disambiguation).

Turzany
Village
Turzany
Coordinates: 51°27′N 16°46′E / 51.450°N 16.767°E / 51.450; 16.767
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Wołów
Gmina	Wińsko

Turzany [tuˈʐanɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wińsko, within Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Wińsko, 16 km (10 mi) north-east of Wołów, and 41 km (25 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Wińsko

Seat	Wińsko

Other villages	Aleksandrowice Baszyn Białawy Małe Białawy Wielkie Białków Boraszyce Małe Boraszyce Wielkie Brzózka Budków Buszkowice Małe Chwałkowice Czaplice Dąbie Domanice Głębowice Gołaszów Gryżyce Grzeszyn Iwno Jakubikowice Kleszczowice Konary Kozowo Krzelów Łazy Małowice Młoty Moczydlnica Klasztorna Morzyna Mysłoszów Naroków Orzeszków Piskorzyna Przyborów Rajczyn Rogów Wołowski Rogówek Rudawa Słup Smogorzów Wielki Smogorzówek Staszowice Stryjno Trzcinica Wołowska Turzany Węglewo Węgrzce Wrzeszów Wyszęcice

Coordinates: 51°27′00″N 16°46′00″E / 51.4500°N 16.7667°E / 51.4500; 16.7667

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