Turzovka
Turzovka (up to 1927 " Kysuca "; Hungarian Turzófalva - to 1907 Turzovka, Polish Turzówka ) is a city in the north-western Slovakia.
Geography
The city is located on both sides of the upper course of the river Kysuca. North West of the center opens a the Predmieranka. South of the city rises the Javorníky, while to the north the highlands Turzovská Highlands is where the Czech border runs. The city center lies at a height of 471 m nm, while the surrounding countryside is about 700-800 m. The area is heavily wooded with spruce, beech and fir trees. Turzovka is located 14 kilometers west of Čadca and is about 40 kilometers by road from the regional capital Žilina away.
Administratively, the city is divided into six districts:
- Hlinené
- Predmier
- Turkov
- Turzovka - Stred
- Vyšný Koniec
- Závodie
History
The first written mention of the area dates back to the year 1580 as locum Predmér and was part of the estate of large - Bitsch. The area was heavily colonized at the time of the Vlachs. The present name is mentioned for the first time in 1592 and the place founded in 1598 by Georg Thurzos. The first settlers were freed from the nobleman for 12 years of the feudal fees and some duties. The new location was predominantly agricultural in character, where sheep farming was strongly represented. There were also forestry, rafting and various crafts.
After the death of the last members of the family Thurzos the Esterházy family succeeded to the manor. Over the years they have leased the place several times, such as the Berény family for 7,000 guilders before they bought the place back eventually. The first parish was Protestant and was founded in 1614; a Catholic was added only in 1674.
1784 are reported in 864 houses 4,832 inhabitants, 1801 are 5,740 inhabitants demonstrated. 1850, the number was 7,780, of which 150 were Jews: the Jewish community built a synagogue in 1898. 1868 the place changed its owners of the Esterházy family Popper.
Until 1918, the place was in Trenčín county in the Kingdom of Hungary and came afterwards to the newly formed Czechoslovakia. 1938, there were 11,030 inhabitants in the whole community.
In 1954 it came to spin off the now independent municipalities Dlhá nad Kysucou, Klokočov and Korňa. Up to this time the church was the largest in Czechoslovakia, with 14,000 inhabitants. The city status was granted to the town on January 1, 1968.
Structures
Traffic
The city lies at an intersection of various state roads: the provincial road 487 connects the town with Čadca and Makov, while the national road 484 leads to the Czech border at Klokočov and the provincial road 541 is a connection to the Považie at Bytča. The closest connections to the state roads are in Čadca and Makov. Furthermore, the site is served by a station on the railway line Čadca - Makov, where there are several local trains on both endpoints daily.
Personalities
- Rudolf Jašík, Slovak poet
- Jan Milan Krkoška ( b. 1939 ), Slovak sculptor, lives in Austria