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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Turóc canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
bordersRegion Liptov
Orava
Pohronie
Trenčín region
linked to: Trenčín Region
containsCulturalCenter Martin
containsSpaTown Turčianske Teplice
containsTown Kláštor pod Znievom
Martin
Sučany
Turčianske Teplice
Vrútky
country Slovakia
ethnicMajority Slovaks
geographicalFeature Turiec River valley
Turčianska kotlina basin
linked to: Turčianska kotlina
hasCentralRiver Turiec River
hasCentralTown Martin
hasCulturalInstitutionInMartin Matica slovenská
Slovak National Museum – Martin
historicalAdministrativeUnit Turóc County
historicalCapital Martin
historicalCountySeat Martin
Turócszentmárton
historicalEventSite Slovak National Council activities
historicalMinority Germans
Hungarians
historicalNameInSlovak Turiec
historicalPeriod Austro-Hungarian era
Middle Ages
languageOfHistoricalAdministration Hungarian
locatedIn Carpathian region
Central Europe
northern Slovakia
modernAdministrativeDivision Banská Bystrica Region
Žilina Region
namedAfter Turiec River
partOf Kingdom of Hungary
Turiec Region
linked to: Turiec region

Upper Hungary
riverFlowsInto Váh River
significantFor Slovak culture
Slovak national movement
surroundedBy Greater Fatra Mountains
linked to: Veľká Fatra

Lesser Fatra Mountains
linked to: Malá Fatra
traditionalEconomy agriculture
forestry
pastoralism

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Liptó borderedBy Turóc