Turá

Turá Tőre
Municipality
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Coordinates: 48°09′N18°35′E / 48.15°N 18.58°E / 48.15; 18.58
Country	Slovakia
Region	Nitra Region
District	Levice District
First mentioned	1264
Area [1]
• Total	9.28 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	151 m (495 ft)
Population  (2024) [3]
• Total	229
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	935 51 [2]
Area code	+421 36 [2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	LV
Website	www.obectura.sk

Turá (Hungarian : Tőre) is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1264.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 151 metres (495 ft) ^[2] and covers an area of 9.28 km² (3.58 sq mi) (2024). ^[4]

Population

Population statistic (10 years) ^[5]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	249	241	227	229
Difference		−3.21%	−5.80%	+0.88%

Population statistic ^[5]

Year	2023	2024
Count	231	229
Difference		−0.86%

It has a population of 229 people (31 December 2024). ^[6]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %) ^{[7] [8]}

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	140	65.11%
Hungarian	80	37.2%
Not found out	5	2.32%
Serbian	4	1.86%
Total	215

In year 2021 was 215 people by ethnicity 140 as Slovak, 80 as Hungarian, 5 as Not found out, 4 as Serbian and 1 as Russian.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %) ^[9]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	110	51.16%
None	77	35.81%
Calvinist Church	16	7.44%
Not found out	5	2.33%
Evangelical Church	3	1.4%
Total	215

In year 2021 was 215 people by religion 110 from Roman Catholic Church, 77 from None, 16 from Calvinist Church, 5 from Not found out, 3 from Evangelical Church, 2 from Greek Catholic Church, 1 from Eastern Orthodox Church and 1 from Baptists Church.

Facilities

The village has a public library and football pitch.

References

1. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
2. "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
4. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
5. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
6. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
7. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
8. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
9. "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.

External links

• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html