Turja
Turja is a village in Grodno Oblast, Belarus and has about 438 residents. Turja is situated nearby to the hamlet Bujvičy, as well as near Jančuki.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 438 residents
- Description: village in Belarus
- Also known as: “Tur’ya”
- Address: Шчучынскі сельскі Савет, Шчучынскі раён
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Teresa of Ávila church in Ščučyn and Shchuchyn Palace.
Saint Teresa of Ávila church in Ščučyn
Church
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Saint Teresa of Ávila church in Ščučyn is situated 3½ km northeast of Turja.
Shchuchyn Palace
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Shchuchyn Palace is situated 4 km northeast of Turja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rutkievičy and Shchuchyn.
Rutkievičy
Village
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Rutkievičy is a village, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Turja.
Shchuchyn
Town
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Shchuchyn is a town in Grodno Region, in western Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Shchuchyn District. As of 2025, it has a population of 15,127. Shchuchyn is situated 3½ km northeast of Turja.
Zarechcha
Hamlet
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Zarechcha is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km west of Turja.
Turja
- Categories: agrotown and locality
- Location: Grodno Oblast, Belarus, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
53.58609° or 53° 35′ 10″ northLongitude
24.69943° or 24° 41′ 58″ eastPopulation
438Elevation
162 metres (531 feet)Open location code
9G56HMPX+CQOpenStreetMap ID
node 242985660OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8077275Wikidata ID
Q21629116
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Tatar—“Turja” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Tur”ya”
- Belarusian: “Тур’я”
- Belarusian: “Турʼя”
- Belarusian: “Турья”
- Chechen: “Турья”
- Lithuanian: “Tūrija”
- Polish: “Turówka”
- Russian: “Турья”
- Tatar: “Турья”
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