Turka, Ukraine
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Turka Турка |
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Turka Panoramic View
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 Turka
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| Coordinates: 49°09′27″N 23°01′21″E / 49.15750°N 23.02250°ECoordinates: 49°09′27″N 23°01′21″E / 49.15750°N 23.02250°E | |||
| Country | Ukraine | ||
| Oblast | Lviv Oblast | ||
| Raion | Turkivskyi Raion | ||
| First mentioned | 1431 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Yuri Kasyuhnych | ||
| Elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 7,143 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380 | ||
| Website | http://www.turka.com.ua/ | ||
Turka (Ukrainian: Турка, Турка над Стрийом (old), Polish: Turka, Turka nad Stryjem(old), German: Turka, French: Tourka, Yiddish — טורקא) — is a city located at the confluence of the Stryi River and the Yablunka River (Ukrainian: Яблунька) in Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine (in the Carpathian Mountains). It is the administrative center of Turka Raion. Population: 7,143 (2013 est.).
The name Turka originates from Ukrainian word, тур (English: tur, meaning aurochs or urus (Latin: Bos primigenius), the ancestor of domestic cattle — a type of huge wild cattle which inhabited in the surrounding forests (it survived in Europe until 1627). In another version the city's name derives from the Ukrainian name of the gate-towers,"Turia" (Ukrainian: Tурія), "Turja" (Ukrainian: Тур'я), "Turnia"(Ukrainian: Турня), which stood at the entrance to an ancient settlement. Origin of name in no way is linked to the Turks.
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