Trenčianska Turná () is a village and municipality in

Trenčín District Trenčín District ( (or Trenčiansky okres), ) is a district in the Trenčín Region of northwestern Slovakia. It borders the districts of Bánovce nad Bebravou, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, and Ilava. In the northwest, the Slovak state border also fo ...

in the

Trenčín Region The Trenčín Region (, ; ; ) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of nine districts ('' okresy''). The region was established in 1996: previously it had been a part of the West Slovak Region () and partly the Central S ...

of north-western

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. It has a population of about 3043 people (2008).

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1269. The area of village on 3 August 1708 the

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between the

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army of General Heister and

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Army of

Francis II Rákóczi Francis II Rákóczi (, ; 27 March 1676 – 8 April 1735) was a Hungarian nobleman and leader of the Rákóczi's War of Independence against the Habsburgs in 1703–1711 as the prince () of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of ...

took place. Trenčianska Turná merged with a neighboring village Hámre in 1976.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 214 metres and covers an area of 17.239 km². Trenčianska Turná lies to the North of the Považský Inovec Mts. in the southern portion of the Trenčín Basin. Located near road I/50 connecting the towns

Trenčín Trenčín (, also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is a List of towns in Slovakia, city in western Slovakia of the central Váh River valley near the Czech Republic, Czech border, around from Bratislava. It has a populati ...

and

Bánovce nad Bebravou Bánovce nad Bebravou (, ) is a town in Slovakia, in the Trenčín Region. Names The name is derived from the personal name or title Bán meaning "the village of Bán's people". "Nad Bebravou" means "above Bebrava" (beaver river).Martin Štefán ...

. Creek Turniansky potok flows through the village. The northern slopes of the Považský Inovec Mts. are rich on

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. Presence of the springs is considered as a result of circulation of

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near the Inovec fault.

References

Villages and municipalities in Trenčín District {{Trenčín-geo-stub