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

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 and has a population of 8,832 (2018) with an area of 50,942 km² (19,668.82 sq mi).

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.

Demographics

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[4][5]

According to the 2001 census, the town had 10,291 inhabitants. 97.4% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.7% Czechs and 0.2% Roma.^[6] The religious make-up was 45.5% Lutherans, 27.3% Roman Catholics and 23.6% people with no religious affiliation.^[6]

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).^[7]

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Stará Turá is twinned with:^[8]

• Kunovice, Czech Republic