Turew [ˈturɛf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościan, within Kościan County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Kościan and 38 km (24 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.
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| Coordinates: 52°4′N 16°50′E | |
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| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Kościan |
| Gmina | Gmina Kościan |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population | 760 |
The village has a population of 760.
There is an 18th-century manor house in Turew, which until the Second World War belonged to the aristocratic Dryja-Chłapowski family. Among the most notable residents of the house was Dezydery Chłapowski, a Napoleonic officer and a baron of the then French Empire.
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