Turów Coal Mine
The Turów coal mine or KWB Turów, is a large open pit mine in the southwest of Poland, located outside Bogatynia, Lower Silesia. It feeds the nearby Turów Power Station.Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Quarry
- Description: lignite mine in southwest Poland
- Also known as: “Turow Coal Mine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saints Peter and Paul church in Bogatynia.
Saints Peter and Paul church in Bogatynia
Church
Photo: Rivierin, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
Saints Peter and Paul church in Bogatynia is situated 4 km east of Turów Coal Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rybarzowice and Białopole.
Rybarzowice
Locality
Rybarzowice is a former village in the administrative district of Gmina Bogatynia, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech and German borders.
Białopole
Locality
Photo: MIGORMCZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Białopole is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bogatynia, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech and German borders. Białopole is situated 3 km south of Turów Coal Mine.
Turów Coal Mine
- Categories: open-pit lignite mine and industry
- Location: Gmina Bogatynia, Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.90599° or 50° 54′ 22″ northLongitude
14.89687° or 14° 53′ 49″ eastOpen location code
9F2PWV4W+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 18501487OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q7856623
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Satellite Map
Discover Turów Coal Mine from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Turów Coal Mine” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منجم توروف”
- Belarusian: “Тураўская вугальная капальня”
- Czech: “Důl Turów”
- Danish: “Turów-kulminen”
- Dutch: “Bruinkoolmijn Turów”
- Egyptian Arabic: “منجم تورو للفحم”
- Estonian: “Turówi pruunsöekaevandus”
- French: “mine de Turów”
- French: “Mine de Turów”
- German: “Braunkohlentagebau Türchau / Turów”
- German: “Braunkohletagebau Turów”
- German: “Tagebau Turów”
- Greek: “ανθρακωρυχείο του Τούρουφ”
- Irish: “Mianach Guail Turów”
- Polish: “BOT Kopalnia Węgla Brunatnego Turów SA”
- Polish: “Kopalnia Węgla Brunatnego „Turów””
- Polish: “Kopalnia Węgla Brunatnego Turów”
- Polish: “KWB Turów”
- Russian: “Туров”
- Russian: “Турув”
- Vietnamese: “Mỏ than Turów”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Widok na kopalnię i elektrownię and Paintball Drausendorf.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Stacja elektroenergetyczna 110/20kV ‘KWB Turów’ and Pumpstation.
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