Turóc

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Turóc is a historical region in present-day northern Slovakia, centered around the Turiec River valley and the town of Martin, known for its cultural and national significance to Slovaks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
bordersRegion Liptov NERFINISHED
Orava NERFINISHED
Pohronie NERFINISHED
Trenčín region NERFINISHED
containsCulturalCenter Martin NERFINISHED
containsSpaTown Turčianske Teplice NERFINISHED
containsTown Kláštor pod Znievom NERFINISHED
Martin NERFINISHED
Sučany NERFINISHED
Turčianske Teplice NERFINISHED
Vrútky NERFINISHED
country Slovakia
ethnicMajority Slovaks NERFINISHED
geographicalFeature Turiec River valley NERFINISHED
Turčianska kotlina basin NERFINISHED
hasCentralRiver Turiec River NERFINISHED
hasCentralTown Martin NERFINISHED
hasCulturalInstitutionInMartin Matica slovenská NERFINISHED
Slovak National Museum – Martin NERFINISHED
historicalAdministrativeUnit Turóc County NERFINISHED
historicalCapital Martin NERFINISHED
historicalCountySeat Martin NERFINISHED
Turócszentmárton NERFINISHED
historicalEventSite Slovak National Council activities
historicalMinority Germans NERFINISHED
Hungarians NERFINISHED
historicalNameInSlovak Turiec NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Austro-Hungarian era NERFINISHED
Middle Ages NERFINISHED
languageOfHistoricalAdministration Hungarian
locatedIn Carpathian region NERFINISHED
Central Europe
northern Slovakia NERFINISHED
modernAdministrativeDivision Banská Bystrica Region NERFINISHED
Žilina Region NERFINISHED
namedAfter Turiec River NERFINISHED
partOf Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED
Turiec Region NERFINISHED
Upper Hungary NERFINISHED
riverFlowsInto Váh River NERFINISHED
significantFor Slovak culture
Slovak national movement
surroundedBy Greater Fatra Mountains NERFINISHED
Lesser Fatra Mountains NERFINISHED
traditionalEconomy agriculture
forestry
pastoralism

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