Trencianska Turná
Encyclopedia
Trenčianska Turná is a village
and municipality
in Trenčín District
in the Trenčín Region
of north-western Slovakia
. It has a population
of about 3043 people (2008).
the village
was first mentioned in 1269. The area of village on 3 August 1708 the battle between the Habsburg
army of General Heister
and Kuruc
Army of Francis II Rákóczi
took place.
Trenčianska Turná mearged with a neighboring village Hámre
in 1976.
lies at an altitude
of 214 metres and covers an area
of 17.239 km². Trenčianska Turná lies to the North of the Považský Inovec Mts.
in the southern portion of the Trenčín Basin. Located near road I/50 connecting the towns Trenčín
and Bánovce nad Bebravou
. Creek Turniansky potok flows through the village. The northern slopes ot the Považský Inovec Mts. are rich on mineral springs
. Presence of the springs is considered as a result of circulation of groundwater
near the Jastrabie fault.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Trenčín District
Trencín District
Trenčín District is adistrict inthe Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was part of theHungarian countyof Trenčín.-Municipalities:*Adamovské Kochanovce*Bobot*Dolná Poruba*Dolná Súča*Drietoma*Dubodiel...
in the Trenčín Region
Trencín Region
The Trenčín Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 9 districts .-Geography:It is located in the north-western Slovakia, has an area of 4,502 km² and a population of 600,386 . The Danubian Lowland reaches the region to Nové Mesto nad Váhom and Partizánske areas...
of north-western Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. It has a population
Population
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of about 3043 people (2008).
History
In historical recordsHistory
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the village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
was first mentioned in 1269. The area of village on 3 August 1708 the battle between the Habsburg
Habsburg
The House of Habsburg , also found as Hapsburg, and also known as House of Austria is one of the most important royal houses of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1438 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian Empire and...
army of General Heister
Sigbert Heister
Sigbert Graf Heister was an Imperial Field marshal.His father was Gottfried Heister , Vicepresident of the Hofkriegsrat....
and Kuruc
Kuruc
The kuruc was a term used to denote the armed anti-Habsburg rebels in Royal Hungary between 1671 and 1711....
Army of Francis II Rákóczi
Francis II Rákóczi
Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden...
took place.
Trenčianska Turná mearged with a neighboring village Hámre
Hamre
Hamre may refer to:*Hamre Township, Minnesota*Hamre, Osterøy, Norway*John Hamre, think tank president and former U.S. government official...
in 1976.
Geography
The municipalityMunicipality
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lies at an altitude
Altitude
Altitude or height is defined based on the context in which it is used . As a general definition, altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The reference datum also often varies according to the context...
of 214 metres and covers an area
Area
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of 17.239 km². Trenčianska Turná lies to the North of the Považský Inovec Mts.
Považský Inovec
Považský Inovec is a mountain range in western Slovakia, named after the Váh river. It is 48 km long and 15-25 km wide mountain range...
in the southern portion of the Trenčín Basin. Located near road I/50 connecting the towns Trenčín
Trencín
Trenčín is a city in western Slovakia of the central Váh River valley near the Czech border, around from Bratislava. It has a population of more than 56,000, which makes it the ninth largest municipality of the country and is the seat of the Trenčín Region and the Trenčín District...
and Bánovce nad Bebravou
Bánovce nad Bebravou
Bánovce nad Bebravou is a town in Slovakia, in the Trenčín Region.-Geography:It is located at the northernmost edge of the Danubian Hills, at the foothills of the Strážovské vrchy mountains at the confluence of the Radiša and Bebrava rivers...
. Creek Turniansky potok flows through the village. The northern slopes ot the Považský Inovec Mts. are rich on mineral springs
Mineral Springs
Mineral Springs is the name of several locations in the United States:* Mineral Springs, Arkansas* Mineral Springs, North Carolina* Mineral Springs Township, North Dakota* Mineral Springs at Green Springs, Ohio...
. Presence of the springs is considered as a result of circulation of groundwater
Groundwater
Groundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. A unit of rock or an unconsolidated deposit is called an aquifer when it can yield a usable quantity of water. The depth at which soil pore spaces or fractures and voids in rock...
near the Jastrabie fault.
External links
- http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html