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Turzovka
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Turzovka () is a town in the Čadca District, Žilina Region in north-western Slovakia.

Key facts

Slovak place.name
Turzovka
Slovak place.settlement_type
Municipality
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Turzovka centrum (duben 2024).jpg
Slovak place.image_flag
Turzovka-cadca-flag.svg
Slovak place.image_shield
Coat of arms of Turzovka.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1
Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2
District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2
Čadca District
Slovak place.pushpin_map
Slovakia Žilina Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief
1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Turzovka in the Žilina Region##Location of Turzovka in Slovakia
Slovak place.leader_title
Mayor
Slovak place.leader_name
Ľubomír Golis
Slovak place.established_title
First mentioned
Slovak place.established_date
1592
Slovak place.elevation_m
522
Slovak place.postal_code_type
Postal code
Slovak place.postal_code
235 4

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Turzovka
Country
Slovakia
Located in
Čadca District
Population
6769
Area
34.911126
Elevation
522
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Kysuca
Official website
www.turzovka.sk
Image
Turzovka centrum (duben 2024).jpg
Dialing code
041
Licence plate code
CA
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Commons category
Turzovka
time of earliest written record
1580-00-00
postal code
023 54
native label
Turzovka
email address
mailto:[email protected]
twinned administrative body
Frýdlant nad Ostravicí
inception
1580-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Population
  • Ethnicity
  • Religion
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns — sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Turzovka () is a town in the Čadca District, Žilina Region in north-western Slovakia.

==History== thumb|left|180px|The Marian shrine dedicated to the Turzovka apparitions. The present-day town was established in 1598 by a palatine of the Thurzó family. It gained town status in 1968.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Turzovka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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