Turóc , /comitatus Thurociensis) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus

Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary)

A county is the name of a type of administrative units in the Kingdom of Hungary and in Hungary from the 10th century until the present day....

) of the Kingdom of Hungary

Kingdom of Hungary

The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...

. Its territory is presently in 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...

, where it is under name Turiec

Turiec

Turóc , , /comitatus Thurociensis) is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary...

 only an informal designation of the corresponding territory.

Geography

Turóc county shared borders with the counties of Nyitra (Nitra), Trencsén (Trenčín), Árva (Orava), Liptó (Liptov), Zólyom (Zvolen) and Bars

Bars county

Bars is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central and southern Slovakia...

 (Tekov). Situated between the Malá Fatra and Veľká Fatra Mountains. The river Turiec

Turiec River (Váh)

The Turiec is a river in north-western Slovakia. It is a tributary to the Váh, into which it flows near the city of Martin. Its source is in the Veľká Fatra Mountains. The Turiec county is named after this river....

 flowed through the county. Its area was 1123 km² around 1910.

Capitals

The capitals of the Turóc county were the Sklabiňa Castle and Martin

Martin, Slovakia

Martin is a city in northern Slovakia, situated on the Turiec river, between the Malá Fatra and Veľká Fatra mountains, near the city of Žilina. The population numbers approximately 58,000, which makes it the eighth largest city in Slovakia...

 (name until 1950: Turčiansky Svätý Martin); from 1772 only Martin was the capital.

History

Turóc county as a Hungarian comitatus

Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary)

A county is the name of a type of administrative units in the Kingdom of Hungary and in Hungary from the 10th century until the present day....

 arose before the 15th century. In the aftermath of World War I, the area of the now defunct Turóc county became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

, as recognized by the concerned states in the 1920 Treaty of Trianon

Treaty of Trianon

The Treaty of Trianon was the peace agreement signed in 1920, at the end of World War I, between the Allies of World War I and Hungary . The treaty greatly redefined and reduced Hungary's borders. From its borders before World War I, it lost 72% of its territory, which was reduced from to...

. The territory of the county is now part of 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...

.

Demographics

Population by language (1910 manipulated census by the ruling Hungarian bureaucracy):

• Slovak = 38,432
• German = 10,993
• Hungarian = 5,560

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Turiec county were:

• Lower Turóc - its center was Martin
  Martin, Slovakia
  Martin is a city in northern Slovakia, situated on the Turiec river, between the Malá Fatra and Veľká Fatra mountains, near the city of Žilina. The population numbers approximately 58,000, which makes it the eighth largest city in Slovakia...
  
   and the subregion corresponds to the present-day District of Martin
  Martin District
  Martin District is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was part of the Hungarian county of Turiec.- Municipalities :*Belá-Dulice*Benice*Blatnica*Bystrička*Diaková*Dolný Kalník*Dražkovce...
  
  
• Upper Turóc - its center was Turčianske Teplice
  Turcianske Teplice
  Turčianske Teplice is a town in central Slovakia in the Žilina Region. It is about halfway between Martin and Kremnica. As of 2005 the town's population was 6,941...
  
   and the subregion corresponds to the present-day District of Turčianske Teplice
  Turcianske Teplice District
  Turčianske Teplice District is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was part of the Hungarian county of Turiec.- Municipalities :*Abramová*Blažovce*Bodorová*Borcová*Brieštie*Budiš...
  
  

Districts (járás)
District	Capital
Stubnyafürdő	Stubnyafürdő, SK Slovak language Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...  Turčianske Teplice Turcianske Teplice Turčianske Teplice is a town in central Slovakia in the Žilina Region. It is about halfway between Martin and Kremnica. As of 2005 the town's population was 6,941...
Turócszentmárton	Turócszentmárton, SK Martin Martin, Slovakia Martin is a city in northern Slovakia, situated on the Turiec river, between the Malá Fatra and Veľká Fatra mountains, near the city of Žilina. The population numbers approximately 58,000, which makes it the eighth largest city in Slovakia...