What is the population of Stará Turá, Trenčín?

Stará Turá has a population of approximately 9,842 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Stará Turá, Trenčín located?

Stará Turá is located in Trenčín, Slovakia, at approximate coordinates 48.7782°, 17.6949°.

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Stará Turá

Total population

9,842

Founded

1392

Elevation279 m

Land area50.94 km²

Coordinates48.78°, 17.69°

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City facts

Founded

1392

Elevation

279 m

Area

50.94 km²

Official website

www.staratura.sk

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Overview

Stará Turá is a town in the Trenčín Region in western Slovakia.

History & geography

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. 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.

Geography

It is located in the Myjava Hills close to the Little Carpathians as well as the White Carpathians. It is situated from Nové Mesto nad Váhom to the west, from Myjava to the east and around from Bratislava to the north.

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