- Turiec
Turiec is a region in central
Slovakia . Turiec is an informal designation of the territory (likeBurgundy orFrench Basque Country ), but it is also the name of one the 21 official tourism regions of Slovakia. The region is not an administrative division in its own right, but between the late 11th century and 1918 it was an administrative county of theKingdom of Hungary , (see separate article Turóc).History
Turiec county as a Hungarian comitatus arose before the 15th century. In 1918 (confirmed by the
Treaty of Trianon 1920), Turiec county became part of newly formedCzechoslovakia . DuringWorld War II , whenCzechoslovakia was split temporarily, Turiec was part of independentSlovakia . AfterWorld War II Turiec county was inCzechoslovakia again. In 1993,Czechoslovakia was split and Turiec became part ofSlovakia .Nature
The region is delimited by the area of the
Turiec basin , i.e. by themountain range s ofVeľká Fatra to theeast ,Malá Fatra to thewest andnorth , as well asŽiar andKremnica Mountains to thesouth . The Turiec river flows through the entireregion and inflows intoVáh nearVrútky .ubdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Turóc/Turiec county were:
*Lower Turiec - its center was Martin and the subregion corresponds to the present-day District of Martin
*Upper Turiec - its center wasTurčianske Teplice and the subregion corresponds to the present-day District of Turčianske Teplice
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