Stará Turá

Stará Turá
Town
The evangelic church in Stará Turá
Country Slovakia
Region Trenčín
District Nové Mesto nad Váhom
Elevation 279 m (915 ft)
Coordinates 48°46′36″N 17°41′46″E / 48.77667°N 17.69611°E / 48.77667; 17.69611Coordinates: 48°46′36″N 17°41′46″E / 48.77667°N 17.69611°E / 48.77667; 17.69611
Area 50.942 km2 (19.669 sq mi)
Population 9,172 (2014)
Density 180/km2 (466/sq mi)
First mentioned 1392
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 916 01
Area code +421-32
Car plate NM
Location of Stará Turá in Slovakia
Location of Stará Turá in the Trenčín Region
Wikimedia Commons: Stará Turá
Statistics: MOŠ/MIS
Website: www.staratura.sk

Stará Turá (German: Alt-Turn, Hungarian: Ótura) is a town in the Trenčín Region in western Slovakia.

Geography

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 9,172 (2014) with an area of 50,942 km2 (19,668.82 sq mi).

History

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.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the town had 10,291 inhabitants. 97.4% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.7% Czechs and 0.2% Roma.[1] The religious make-up was 45.5% Lutherans, 27.3% Roman Catholics and 23.6% people with no religious affiliation.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Municipal Statistics". Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
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