Stará Turá

Stará Turá is a town in the Trenčín Region in western Slovakia.

Stará Turá
Municipality
The catholic church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Stará Turá
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48.78°N 17.70°E / 48.78; 17.70
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Nové Mesto nad Váhom District
First mentioned	1392
Area [1]
• Total	50.94 km2 (19.67 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	386 m (1,266 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	8,432
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	916 01[2]
Area code	+421 32[2]
Car plate	NM
Website	www.staratura.sk

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 386 metres (1,266 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 50.94 km² (19.67 sq mi) (2024).^[4]

It is located in the Myjava Hills close to the Little Carpathians as well as the White Carpathians. It is situated 11 km (6.84 mi) from Nové Mesto nad Váhom to the west, 12 km (7.46 mi) from Myjava to the east and around 99 km (61.52 mi) from Bratislava to the north.

History

The first written record about Stará Turá was in 1392, as a village belonging to the Čachtice Castle. It was part of it until feudalism ceased to exist in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary.

In 1467, Matthias Corvinus promoted Stará Turá to the servile town (oppidum), boosting the town's economy. In 1848, the town was nearly destroyed by fire.

It is mentioned in the popular folk song Teče Voda, Teče.

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Stará Turá was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1970	7,477	—
1980	9,004	+20.4%
1991	10,813	+20.1%
2001	10,291	−4.8%
2011	9,404	−8.6%
2021	8,724	−7.2%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Population statistic (10 years)^[7]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	10,692	10,073	9172	8259
Difference		−5.78%	−8.94%	−9.95%

Population statistic^[7]

Year	2023	2024
Count	8379	8259
Difference		−1.43%

It has a population of 8259 people (31 December 2024).^[8]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[9][10]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	8106	92.91%
Not found out	539	6.17%
Czech	139	1.59%
Total	8724

In year 2021 was 8724 people by ethnicity 8106 as Slovak, 539 as Not found out, 139 as Czech, 27 as Other, 14 as Hungarian, 8 as Polish, 8 as Moravian, 6 as Rusyn, 6 as Russian, 5 as German, 5 as English, 3 as Serbian, 3 as Croatian, 2 as Chinese, 2 as Ukrainian, 2 as Romani, 2 as Greek, 1 as Irish, 1 as Italian, 1 as Romanian, 1 as Canadian, 1 as Bulgarian and 1 as Albanian.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[11]

Religion	Number	Fraction
None	3161	36.23%
Evangelical Church	2808	32.19%
Roman Catholic Church	1805	20.69%
Not found out	629	7.21%
Total	8724

In year 2021 was 8724 people by religion 3161 from None, 2808 from Evangelical Church, 1805 from Roman Catholic Church, 629 from Not found out, 52 from Ad hoc movements, 46 from Church of the Brethren, 40 from Greek Catholic Church, 33 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 26 from United Methodist Church, 23 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 20 from Other, 20 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 18 from Buddhism, 13 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 11 from Apostolic Church, 4 from Calvinist Church, 4 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 3 from Old Catholic Church, 3 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Jewish community, 1 from Islam, 1 from Hinduism, 1 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church and 1 from Baptists Church.

Education

Secondary Industrial School is located in the city.

Notable people

• Viliam Vagač (1909–1970), SDB, Roman Catholic priest and religious prisoner (sentenced to 18 years in prison).^[12]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia

Stará Turá is twinned with:^[13]

• Kunovice, Czech Republic