Stará Turá

Stará Turá
Municipality
The catholic church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Stará Turá
The catholic church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Stará Turá
Flag of Stará Turá
Flag
Coat of arms of Stará Turá
Coat of arms
Stará Turá is located in Trenčín Region
Stará Turá
Stará Turá
Location of Stará Turá in the Trenčín Region
Stará Turá is located in Slovakia
Stará Turá
Stará Turá
Location of Stará Turá in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°47′N 17°42′E / 48.78°N 17.70°E / 48.78; 17.70
Country Slovakia
Region Trenčín Region
DistrictNové Mesto nad Váhom District
First mentioned1392
Area
[1]
 • Total
50.94 km2 (19.67 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
386 m (1,266 ft)
Population
 (2025)[2]
 • Total
8,167
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
916 01[3]
Area code+421 32[3]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)NM
Websitewww.staratura.sk

Stará Turá is a town in the Trenčín Region in western Slovakia.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 386 metres (1,266 ft)[3] and covers an area of 50.94 km2 (19.67 sq mi) (2025).[4]

It is located in the Myjava Hills close to the Little Carpathians as well as the White Carpathians. It is situated 11 km (6.84 mi) from Nové Mesto nad Váhom to the west, 12 km (7.46 mi) from Myjava to the east and around 99 km (61.52 mi) from Bratislava to the north.

History

The first written record about Stará Turá was in 1392, as a village belonging to the Čachtice Castle. It was part of it until feudalism ceased to exist in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary.

In 1467, Matthias Corvinus promoted Stará Turá to the servile town (oppidum), boosting the town's economy. In 1848, the town was nearly destroyed by fire.

It is mentioned in the popular folk song Teče Voda, Teče.

Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Stará Turá was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19707,477—    
19809,004+20.4%
199110,813+20.1%
200110,291−4.8%
20119,404−8.6%
20218,724−7.2%
Source: Censuses[5][6]
Population statistic (10 years)[7]
Year1995200520152025
Count10,62610,00391078167
Difference −5.86% −8.95% −10.32%
Population statistic[7]
Year20242025
Count82598167
Difference−1.11%

It has a population of 8167 people (31 December 2025).[8]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[9][10]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak810692.91%
Not found out5396.17%
Czech1391.59%
Total8724

In year 2021 was 8724 people by ethnicity 8106 as Slovak, 539 as Not found out, 139 as Czech, 27 as Other, 14 as Hungarian, 8 as Polish, 8 as Moravian, 6 as Rusyn, 6 as Russian, 5 as German, 5 as English, 3 as Serbian, 3 as Croatian, 2 as Chinese, 2 as Ukrainian, 2 as Romani, 2 as Greek, 1 as Irish, 1 as Italian, 1 as Romanian, 1 as Canadian, 1 as Bulgarian and 1 as Albanian.

Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[11]
ReligionNumberFraction
None316136.23%
Evangelical Church280832.19%
Roman Catholic Church180520.69%
Not found out6297.21%
Total8724

In year 2021 was 8724 people by religion 3161 from None, 2808 from Evangelical Church, 1805 from Roman Catholic Church, 629 from Not found out, 52 from Ad hoc movements, 46 from Church of the Brethren, 40 from Greek Catholic Church, 33 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 26 from United Methodist Church, 23 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 20 from Other, 20 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 18 from Buddhism, 13 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 11 from Apostolic Church, 4 from Calvinist Church, 4 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 3 from Old Catholic Church, 3 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 1 from Jewish community, 1 from Islam, 1 from Hinduism, 1 from Czechoslovak Hussite Church and 1 from Baptists Church.

Education

Secondary Industrial School is located in the city.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Stará Turá is twinned with:[13]

References

  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  2. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  5. ^ "Statistical lexikon of municipalities 1970-2011" (PDF) (in Slovak).
  6. ^ "Census 2021 - Population - Basic results". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2021-01-01.
  7. ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  8. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  9. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  10. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  11. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  12. ^ KUBANOVIČ, Zlatko: Historický náhľad do dejín slovenských saleziánov (Od dona Bosca do roku 1924). Bratislava : Don Bosco, 2019. ISBN 978-80-8074-436-6. p. 283–284.
  13. ^ "Úvodná strana". staratura.sk (in Slovak). Stará Turá. Retrieved 2019-09-04.

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