Turňa nad Bodvou
Turňa nad Bodvou (Hungarian: Torna; German: Tornau) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Kosice Region of eastern Slovakia.
Turňa nad Bodvou Torna | |
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Village | |
Turňa Castle above the village | |
Turňa nad Bodvou Location of Turňa nad Bodvou in Slovakia Turňa nad Bodvou Turňa nad Bodvou (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′2″N 20°53′41″E / 48.60056°N 20.89472°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Košice |
| District | Košice-okolie |
| First mentioned | 1198 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pavol Molnár |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.21[2] km2 (8.96[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 182[3] m (597[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 3,686[1] |
| Postal code | 044 02[3] |
| Area code | +421 55[3] |
| Car plate | KS |
| Website | www |
History edit
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1198. The capital of the historic county Torna County of the House of Keglević was Turňa Castle (Slovak: Turniansky hrad), later the town of Turňa nad Bodvou with a population of about 30'000 people in the year 1851.[5] The town Turňa nad Bodvou became a village after the First World War and the Treaty of Trianon.
Geography edit
The village lies at an altitude of 180 metres and covers an area of 23.12 km². It has a population of about 3230 people.
Ethnicity edit
The majority of the population is almost evenly split between Slovaks (43.92%) and Hungarians (43.57%), with Romani (8.06%) as the largest minority (2001).
Government edit
The village has its own tax office and police force but the district office is located at Moldava nad Bodvou. It also has its own birth registering office.
Economy and facilities edit
The village also has developed medical facilities including a Pharmacy and outpatient facilities for children and adolescents and a gynaecologist. The village also has a Slovakian bank and insurance branch.
Culture edit
The village has a public library and a DVD rental store. The village is connected to cable television. The village also has a castle located on a hill by the village entrance named the Turnansky Hrad. There is little remaining of the structure as much of it was destroyed under the orders of Ceasar Leopold in the year 1685, and later in 1848, a fire brought down the roof. There is now only one wall and the remains of a turret left standing although this too is crumbling.[6]
Sport edit
The village has a football pitch.
Transport edit
The village has a railway station and a bus stop at Turňa nad Bodvou
Gallery edit
- Aerial photography of the Castle
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Sources edit
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Allgemeine deutsche Real-Encyklopädie für die gebildeten Stände: Conversations-Lexikon, Band 15, Teil 1, S.138, F.A. Brockhaus Verlag, Leipzig 1855.
- ^ "Historia". Turna nad Bodvou oficialna stranka. WEBEXMEDIA.
External links edit
- Turňa nad Bodvou
- http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html