Turany
Turany (Hungarian Nagyturány - to 1907 Turán or older turany ) is a municipality in the north of Slovakia.
Location
Turany is Turzer boiler ( Turčianska kotlina ) between the mountains of Mala Fatra and Velka Fatra at the Waag and one of the channels of the river ( Krpeliansky kanál ) embedded. The community is located 12 km north-east of Martin, on the main road I/18/Europastraße 50th
History
Turany was first mentioned in 1341 as Turan. It has a railway station on the route Košice - Žilina.