| Turzovka | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Žilina Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Čadca District |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Turzovka in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 49.4028°N 18.6219°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Ľubomír Golis |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1598 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 34.91 |
| Elevation M: | 522[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 1,713 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 7043 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 023 54 |
| Area Code: | +421 41 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | CA |
| Website: | http://www.turzovka.sk |
| Area Note: | |
Turzovka (Hungarian: Turzófalva) is a town in the Čadca District, Žilina Region in north-western Slovakia.
The present-day town was established in 1598 by a palatine of the Thurzó family. It gained town status in 1968.
This town became well known by the Marian apparitions reported by Matúš Lašut between 1958 and 1962.
The town museum was established on October 1, 2015.[4]
Turzovka lies at an altitude of 471m (1,545feet) above sea level and covers an area of 34.911km2.[5] It lies in the Kysuca river valley, surrounded by the mountain ranges of Beskydy and Javorníky.
According to the 2010 census, the town had 7,802 inhabitants. The largest minority group were Czech 0.75% and Roma 0.27%.[6] The religious make-up was 92.74% Roman Catholics and 0.2% Lutherans, most of the others giving no affiliation.[7]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia.
Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Czech Republic
Győrújbarát, Hungary
Kęty, Poland