Turie

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Turie
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Turie (Slovakia)
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Basic data
State : Slovakia
Kraj : Žilinský kraj
Okres : Žilina
Region : Severné Považie
Area : 27.204 km²
Residents : 2,036 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 75 inhabitants per km²
Height : 440  m nm
Postal code : 013 12
Telephone code : 0 41
Geographic location : 49 ° 9 '  N , 18 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 8 '57 "  N , 18 ° 45' 10"  E
License plate : ZA
Kód obce : 518051
structure
Community type : local community
Administration (as of November 2018)
Mayor : Alica Kostolná
Address: Obecný úrad Turie
Hlavná 214
013 12 Turie
Website: www.obecturie.eu
Statistics information on statistics.sk

Turie (until 1948 Slovak "Turo" - until 1927 "Turo Tridvory"; Hungarian Háromudvar - until 1907 Turótridvori ) is a municipality in northern Slovakia with 2036 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019), which belongs to Okres Žilina , part of Žilinský kraj heard.

geography

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The municipality is located in the southern part of the Žilinská kotlina basin at the foot of the Little Fatra . The Turiansky creek flows through the village and flows into the Rajčianka . The center of the village is at an altitude of 440  m nm and is ten kilometers south of Žilina .

history

Turie was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1386, the former municipality of Tri Dvory not until 1436. Both belonged to the estate of Lietava Castle . After 1877 the two places merged into one community.

1980-1990 Turie was part of the city of Žilina.

population

Results of the 2001 census (1939 inhabitants):

By ethnicity:

  • 99.12% Slovaks
  • 0.36% gypsies
  • 0.26% Czechs

By denomination:

  • 89.74% Roman Catholic
  • 4.95% no answer
  • 4.28% non-denominational
  • 0.41% Protestant

Buildings

  • Roman Catholic Church of St. Michael Archangel, built around 1580

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. Slovenské slovníky

Web links

Commons : Turie  - collection of images, videos and audio files