Turóc County

County Turz ( Vármegye Turóc Hungarian, Slovak Turčianska župa Latin comitatus Thurociensis ) is the name of a historic administrative unit ( county / county) in the Kingdom of Hungary.

The name is from the name of the river Turz (Slovak Turcianska ) derived, which flows through the landscape.

The county was in what is now northern central Slovakia and the Slovak Turcianska name is now used as an unofficial name given to this area and as the official designation of a tourist region.

Location

County Turz bordering on the counties Arwa ( Árva in the north), Trenčín ( Trencsén, in the northwest), Neutra ( Nyitra, in the southwest ), bars ( in the south), Sohl ( Zólyom, in the southeast ), and to the county Liptau ( Liptó, in the north- east).

She was of the two - Fatra mountains ( Big Fatra in the east, Small Fatra in the northwest) and limited by the flow Turz (now slovak Turcianska ) flows through. 1910 covered the area an area of 1,123 km ² and had 55 703 inhabitants.

Management seats

The original county seats were also the Sklabiňa castle and the town of Martin, since 1772 then nurmehr Martin.

History

County Turz originated in the 14th century. 1918, the region was part of the newly formed Czechoslovakia, which was confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon in 1920. The county was continued until 1922 ( Turčianska stolica ).

1939, shortly before the outbreak of World War II, after Czechoslovakia was dissolved, the Turz became part of the independent Slovakia. After the war, Czechoslovakia was restored and released in 1993.

The area of the county was administratively incorporated chronologically as follows:

County subdivision

The county was divided in the early 20th century in the following districts chair (after the name of the administrative headquarters named):