Stará Turá
Town in Slovakia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stará Turá or Stará Rurá (German: Alt-Turn, Hungarian: Ótura) is a town in the Trenčín Region in western Slovakia.
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 The catholic church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Stará Turá | |
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| Coordinates: 48°46′36″N 17°41′46″E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Nové Mesto nad Váhom |
| First mentioned | 1392 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.94 km2 (19.67 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 386[2] m (1,266[2] ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,486 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 916 01[2] |
| Area code | +421 32[2] |
| Car plate | NM |
| Website | www.staratura.sk |
It is located in the Myjava Hills close to the Little Carpathians as well as the White Carpathians. It is situated 11 km (6.84 mi) from Nové Mesto nad Váhom to the west, 12 km (7.46 mi) from Myjava to the east and around 99 km (61.52 mi) from Bratislava to the north and has a population of 8,832 (2018) with an area of 50,942 km2 (19,668.82 sq mi).
The first written record about Stará Turá was in 1392, as a village belonging to the Čachtice Castle. It was part of it until feudalism ceased to exist in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary.
In 1467, Matthias Corvinus promoted Stará Turá to the servile town (oppidum), boosting the town's economy. In 1848, the town was nearly destroyed by fire.
It is mentioned in the popular folk song Teče Voda, Teče.
Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Stará Turá was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
According to the 2001 census, the town had 10,291 inhabitants. 97.4% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.7% Czechs and 0.2% Roma.[4] The religious make-up was 45.5% Lutherans, 27.3% Roman Catholics and 23.6% people with no religious affiliation.[4]
Secondary Industrial School is located in the city.
- Viliam Vagač (1909–1970), SDB, Roman Catholic priest and religious prisoner (sentenced to 18 years in prison).[5]
Stará Turá is twinned with:[6]
Kunovice, Czech Republic
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