Gromada Tursko Wielkie is a group consisting of several villages, constituted the lowest tier of local government, taking over the role previously played by gmina Tursko Wielkie; at a smaller scale.
The gromada continued to function in interwar Poland (administrative division of the Second Polish Republic.
Sołectwo) is a subdivision of a gmina (as an auxiliary unit of a commune) from the second world war, to the end of 1954.
At present sołectwo is the smallest unit of local government in rural Poland (subordinate to the gmina).
The gromada was originally the name of localities specific to the territorial council developed between the 15th and 18th centuries, and continued to function in Congress Poland.