Turóc ( Hungarian, historically also spelled ''Túrócz''), , /''comitatus Thurociensis'', ) was an administrative county ( comitatus) of the

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. Its territory is now in north-western

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, where the corresponding Slovak name Turiec is only an informal designation of the corresponding territory.

Geography

Turóc county shared borders with the counties of

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, Trencsén, Árva, Liptó,

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and Bars, situated between the Lesser Fatra (Kis-Fátra) and Greater Fatra (Nagy-Fátra) Mountains. The river Turóc flowed through the county. Its area was 1123 km² around 1910.

Capitals

The capitals of the Turóc county were the Szklabinya Castle and Turócszentmárton (present-day

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; Slovak name until 1950: ''Turčiansky Svätý Martin''); from 1772 only Turócszentmárton was the capital.

History

Turóc county as a Hungarian ''comitatus'' arose in the 14th century. In the aftermath of World War I, the area of the now defunct Turóc county became part of newly formed

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, as recognized by the concerned states in 1920 by the

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. The territory of the county is now part of Slovakia.

Demographics

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Turóc county were: *Lower Turóc – its center was Turócszentmárton and the subregion roughly corresponds to the present-day District of Martin *Upper Turóc – its center was Stubnyafürdő and the subregion roughly corresponds to the present-day District of Turčianske Teplice

Governors

*Michael Reway de Rewa, ''comes'' ( 1569). *Franciscus Revay ( 1638). *Andrea Czeromanka de Tarno. *Petrus de Reva, ''comes'' ( 1767).

Notes

References

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