Turiec is a region in central
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
, one of the 21 official tourism regions. The region is not an administrative division today, but between the late 11th century and 1920 it was the
Turóc County
Turóc ( Hungarian, historically also spelled ''Túrócz''), , /''comitatus Thurociensis'', ) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in north-western Slovakia, where the corresponding Slovak name ...
in the
Kingdom of Hungary
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.
Etymology
The region was named after the
Turiec river.
History
Turóc county
Turóc ( Hungarian, historically also spelled ''Túrócz''), , /''comitatus Thurociensis'', ) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in north-western Slovakia, where the corresponding Slovak name ...
() as a Hungarian
comitatus
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arose before the 15th century. In 1920, by the
Treaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Trianon (french: Traité de Trianon, hu, Trianoni békeszerződés, it, Trattato del Trianon) was prepared at the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), Paris Peace Conference and was signed in the Grand Trianon château in ...
, the territory became part of newly formed
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
. Between 1939-1945, after Czechoslovakia was abolished, Turiec was part of the
First Slovak Republic
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. After
World War II
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, it became part of Czechoslovakia again. In 1993, Czechoslovakia was split and Turiec became part of Slovakia.
Geography
The region covers the area of the
Turiec basin
The Turiec Basin ( sk, Turčianska kotlina; hu, Túróci-medence; german: Turzbecken; la, Pelvis Thuroczae) is located in the northern part of central Slovakia, within the Fatra-Tatra Area of the Inner Western Carpathians.
The basin is delimit ...
and is determined by the
mountain range
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s of
Veľká Fatra
Veľká Fatra (; also Great Fatra or Greater Fatra; hu, Nagy-Fátra) is a mountain range in the Western Carpathians in Slovakia. The Veľká Fatra lie to the southeast of the better known Malá (Lesser) Fatra mountains and are less developed, as ...
to the east,
Malá Fatra
Malá Fatra (; also Little Fatra or Lesser Fatra, pl, Mała Fatra, hu, Kis-Fátra) is a mountain range in the Western Carpathians in the north-west of Central Slovakia. In the geomorphological system, it is a part of the Fatra-Tatra Area.Craig ...
to the west and north,
Žiar to the south and west and
Kremnica Mountains
The Kremnica Mountains ( sk, Kremnické vrchy, hu, Körmöci-hegység, german: Kremnitzer Berge) are a volcanic mountain range in central Slovakia. They are part of the Western Carpathians and the Slovenské stredohorie Mts.
The mountain range ...
to the south. The
Turiec river flows through the entire
region
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and inflows into
Váh
The Váh (; german: Waag, ; hu, Vág; pl, WagWag
w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów ...
near
Vrútky
Vrútky (; german: Ruttek (rare); hu, Ruttka) is a town in northern Slovakia, close to the city of Martin. It lies in the historic Turiec region.
Geography
The town lies at the confluence of Váh and the Turiec, in the Turčianska kotlina, nea ...
.
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Turóc/Turiec county were:
*Lower Turiec - its center was
Martin Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austral ...
and the subregion corresponds to the present-day
District of Martin
*Upper Turiec - its center was
Turčianske Teplice
Turčianske Teplice (german: Bad Stuben; hu, Stubnyafürdő) is a town in central Slovakia in the Žilina Region. It is about halfway between Martin and Kremnica. The town's population is around 6,500. The town was the historic center of the Upp ...
and the subregion corresponds to the present-day
District of Turčianske Teplice
References
External links
* Cycling around Turiec: http://www.travelslovakia.sk/slovakia-trips/biking-slovakia/turiec-slovakia-cycling.php
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