Turík
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Slovakia | ||
| Kraj : | Žilinský kraj | ||
| Okres : | Ružomberok | ||
| Region : | Liptov | ||
| Area : | 8.270 km² | ||
| Residents : | 254 (Dec. 31, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 31 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Height : | 550 m nm | ||
| Postal code : | 034 81 ( Liptovská Teplá post office ) | ||
| Telephone code : | 0 44 | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 7 ' N , 19 ° 23' E | ||
| License plate : | RK | ||
| Kód obce : | 507407 | ||
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| Community type : | local community | ||
| Administration (as of November 2018) | |||
| Mayor : | Vladimír Hatiar | ||
| Address: | Obecný úrad Turík č. 19 034 81 Liptovská Teplá |
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| Website: | www.turik.sk | ||
| Statistics information on statistics.sk | |||
Turík (Hungarian Turapatak - until 1902 Turik ) is a municipality in the Okres Ružomberok within the Žilinský kraj in northern Slovakia with 254 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).
geography
The municipality is located in the western part of the Liptovská kotlina basin , a sub-unit of the Podtatranská kotlina below the Chočské vrchy mountains in the mouth of the Turícka dolina valley in the basin. The center of the village is at an altitude of 550 m nm and is ten kilometers from Ružomberok .
history
Turík was first mentioned in writing in 1278 as Turapataka and until 1848 belonged to the lower nobility, more precisely to the Turánszky family . In 1828 there were 37 houses and 368 inhabitants who were employed in agriculture.
Until 1918, the place in Liptov County belonged to the Kingdom of Hungary and then came to Czechoslovakia or now Slovakia. From 1976 to 1990 Turík was part of the Lisková municipality .
The settlements Turíček (Hungarian Kistura ) and Vlčia Jama (Hungarian Farkasverem ) belong to the municipality ; the latter stood on the site of a former restaurant and mill.
population
According to the 2011 census, Turík had 226 inhabitants, all of them Slovaks. 178 residents supported the Roman Catholic Church and 17 residents supported the Evangelical Church AB. 24 residents were non-denominational and seven residents had no denomination.
Results of the 2001 census (228 inhabitants):
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Buildings
- Roman Catholic Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary from 1798, with the wooden superstructure of the tower from the end of the 19th century
- Country castle from the half of the 18th century, designed in a classical style in the 19th century
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry on e-obce.sk (Slovak)