Turzovka

Turzovka (Hungarian: Turzófalva) is a town in the Čadca District, Žilina Region in north-western Slovakia.

Turzovka
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49.40°N 18.62°E / 49.40; 18.62
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Čadca District
First mentioned	1592
Government
• Mayor	Ľubomír Golis
Area [1]
• Total	34.91 km2 (13.48 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	522 m (1,713 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	6,989
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	235 4[2]
Area code	+421 41[2]
Car plate	CA
Website	www.turzovka.sk

History

The Marian shrine dedicated to the Turzovka apparitions.

The present-day town was established in 1598 by a palatine of the Thurzó family. It gained town status in 1968.

This town became well known by the Marian apparitions reported by Matúš Lašut between 1958 and 1962.

The town museum was established on October 1, 2015.^[4]

Geography

Turzovka lies at an altitude of 471 metres (1,545 ft) above sea level and covers an area of 34.911 square kilometres (13.5 sq mi).^[5] It lies in the Kysuca river valley, surrounded by the mountain ranges of Beskydy and Javorníky.

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, the town had 7,802 inhabitants. The largest minority group were Czech 0.75% and Roma 0.27%.^[6] The religious make-up was 92.74% Roman Catholics and 0.2% Lutherans, most of the others giving no affiliation.^[7]

Notable people

• Ladislav Polka (1952–2025), politician

Twin towns — sister cities

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

Turzovka is twinned with:^[8]

• Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Czech Republic
• Győrújbarát, Hungary
• Kęty, Poland