Turzovka
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| subdivision_name = Slovakia
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| subdivision_name2 = Žilina Region
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| subdivision_name3 = Čadca District
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Ľubomír Golis
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| established_date = 1598
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Turzovka ({{langx|hu|Turzófalva}}) is a town in the Čadca District, Žilina Region in north-western Slovakia.
History
File:Vnitřek kaple (Turzovka).JPG
The present-day town was established in 1598 by a palatine of the Thurzó family. It gained town status in 1968.
This town became well known by the Marian apparitions reported by Matúš Lašut between 1958 and 1962.
The town museum was established on October 1, 2015.{{Cite news|url=https://mykysuce.sme.sk/c/8077825/mestske-muzeum-venuju-turzovcania-karolovi-tocikovi.html|title=Mestské múzeum venujú Turzovčania Karolovi Točíkovi|last=a.s.|first=Petit Press|work=mykysuce.sme.sk|access-date=2018-01-04|language=sk}}
Geography
Turzovka lies at an altitude of {{convert|471|m|ft|0}} above sea level and covers an area of {{convert|34.911|km2|sqmi|1}}.{{cite web | title = Municipal Statistics | publisher = Statistical Office of the Slovak republic | url = http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html | accessdate = 2008-01-30 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223415/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html |archivedate = 2008-01-11}}
It lies in the Kysuca river valley, surrounded by the mountain ranges of Beskydy and Javorníky.
Demographics
According to the 2010 census, the town had 7,802 inhabitants. The largest minority group were Czech 0.75% and Roma 0.27%.{{cite web|title=Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|url=http://portal.statistics.sk/files/obce-narodnost.pdf|work=Obyvateľstvo trvalo bývajúce v obciach SR podľa národnosti, SODB 2011|accessdate=August 10, 2012|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006192810/http://portal.statistics.sk/files/obce-narodnost.pdf|url-status=live}} The religious make-up was 92.74% Roman Catholics and 0.2% Lutherans, most of the others giving no affiliation.{{cite web|title=Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic|url=http://portal.statistics.sk/files/obce_v2-nabozenske-vyznanie.pdf|work=Obyvateľstvo trvalo bývajúce v obciach SR podľa náboženského vyznania, SODB 2011|accessdate=August 10, 2012|archive-date=September 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907064608/http://portal.statistics.sk/files/obce_v2-nabozenske-vyznanie.pdf|url-status=live}}
Notable people
- Ladislav Polka (1952–2025), politician
Twin towns — sister cities
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia}}
Turzovka is twinned with:{{cite web|title=Partnerské mestá|url=http://www.turzovka.sk/mesto/o-meste/partnerske-mesta/|website=turzovka.sk|publisher=Turzovka|language=sk|accessdate=2019-09-09|archive-date=2019-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822094759/http://www.turzovka.sk/mesto/o-meste/partnerske-mesta/|url-status=live}}
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Czech Republic
- {{flagicon|HUN}} Győrújbarát, Hungary
- {{flagicon|POL}} Kęty, Poland
References
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External links
- [http://www.mestoturzovka.sk/ Town website]
- [http://www.zivcakova.sk/ Marian shrine website]
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Category:Cities and towns in Slovakia
Category:Villages and municipalities in Čadca District
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