Turka, also known as Turko, is a town in the L'vivs'ka oblast of Ukraine. It is located in the Carpathian Mountains, at an elevation of 520 meters above sea level. The town has a population of about 7,000 people. The climate is humid continental, with warm summers and cold winters. Turka was first mentioned in written sources in 1431. It was granted Magdeburg rights in 1568. The town was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1772, when it was annexed by the Austrian Empire. After World War I, Turka became part of Poland. It was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1939. Turka was occupied by Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944. After World War II, Turka became part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. It has been part of independent Ukraine since 1991. Turka is home to a number of historical and cultural sites, including the Turka Castle, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the Turka Museum of Local Lore.
Geographic Data for Turka, L’vivs’ka, Ukraine
| Latitude | 49° 9.000' |
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| Longitude | 23° 2.000' |
| Timezone | Europe/Uzhgorod |
Numerology for Turka, L’vivs’ka, Ukraine
Chaldean Name Number : 15 => 6
Pythagorean Name Number : 8
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Famous Persons from Turka, L’vivs’ka, Ukraine
- Ігор Васильович Розлуцький - Born on April 25, 1991 - Military personnel - Order for Bravery 3rd Class of Ukraine (died: November 19, 2014)
- Vitaliy Dnistryan - Born on March 31, 1990 - Association football player
- Bohdan Pavlyk - Born on August 21, 1981 - Military personnel - Order of Danylo Halytsky (died: August 4, 2017)
- Олекса́ндр Йо́сипович Ільни́цький - Born on February 28, 1978 - Military personnel - Order for Bravery 3rd Class of Ukraine | People's Hero of Ukraine (died: January 9, 2016)
- Михайло Степанович Яворський - Born on April 22, 1952 - Professor
- Aleksandr Karasevich - Born on August 24, 1948 - Inventor - Russian government prize for science and technology | Order of Honour
- Bohdan Kopytchak - Born on March 28, 1947 - Association football player (died: July 19, 2008)
- Yuriy Tarnawsky - Born on February 3, 1934 - Translator, Playwright, Poet, and Writer - Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
- Іван Миколайович Песін - Born on January 7, 1930 - Mathematician (died: July 9, 1993)
- Janusz Horak - Born on February 17, 1926 - Electrical engineer (died: January 1, 2008)
- Yaacov Rotem - Born on November 25, 1912 - Pediatrician, and Editor (died: November 10, 2004)
- Ira Moskowitz - Born on March 15, 1912 - Painter - Guggenheim Fellowship (died: January 1, 2001)
- Zygmunt Albert - Born on October 30, 1908 - Pathologist, and Physician - Honorary badge "For exemplary work in the field of health". | Gold Cross of Merit | Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defence | Badge of the 1000th anniversary of the Polish State | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta (died: October 7, 2001)
- Marian Promiński - Born on August 15, 1908 - Film critic, Literary critic, Translator, Playwright, Poet, and Writer - Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta (died: January 20, 1971)
- Moshe Mann - Born on April 13, 1907 - Military officer (died: October 17, 2004)
- Hanah Khushi - Born on January 23, 1903 - Labor Organization Activist (died: July 20, 1973)
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