| Turčianske Teplice | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Žilina |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Turčianske Teplice |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Žilina Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Turčianske Teplice in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 48.8589°N 18.8636°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Igor Hus[1] |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1281 |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 33.48 |
| Elevation M: | 504[3] |
| Elevation Ft: | 1,654 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 6248 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 039 01 |
| Area Code: | +421 43 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | TR |
| Website: | www.turciansketeplice.sk |
| Area Note: | |
Turčianske Teplice (German: Bad Stuben; Hungarian: Stubnyafürdő) is a town in central Slovakia in the Žilina Region. It is about halfway between Martin and Kremnica. The town's population is around 6,500. The town was the historic center of the Upper Turiec subregion within the Turiec region (comitatus), and now enjoys the status of a capital of the Turčianske Teplice District.
The town is one of the oldest spa towns in Europe, and was originally known as Štubnianske Teplice. It was first mentioned in text dating from 1281 when King Ladislaus IV of Hungary granted the lands surrounding the springs to a Count Peter. The spa became popular with royalty, including King Sigismund of Hungary and Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico. The recuperative abilities of the spa were first studied by the University of Halle medical student Jan Lisschoviny.
Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Štubnianske Teplice was part of Turóc County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. The town was renamed Turčianske Teplice in 1946. In 1951 Turčianske Teplice merged with the community of Vieska.
Turčianske Teplice lies at an altitude of 520m (1,710feet) above sea level and covers an area of 33.4833NaN3. It lies in the Turiec Basin and is surrounded in proximity by the Greater Fatra, Kremnica, Žiar and Lesser Fatra mountain ranges.
The divisions of the town include:
According to the 2001 census, the town had 7,031 inhabitants. 97.98% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 0.67% Czech and 0.37% Germans.[5] The religious make-up was 48.09% Roman Catholics, 30.56% Lutherans, and 17.24% people with no religious affiliation.[5]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovakia.
Turčianske Teplice is twinned with:[6]
Holešov, Czech Republic Havířov, Czech Republic
Skawina, Poland Wisła, Poland
Aranđelovac, Serbia