Turňa nad Bodvou

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Turňa nad Bodvou is located in Košice Region
Turňa nad Bodvou
Turňa nad Bodvou
Location of Turňa nad Bodvou in the Košice Region
Turňa nad Bodvou is located in Slovakia
Turňa nad Bodvou
Turňa nad Bodvou
Location of Turňa nad Bodvou in Slovakia
Coordinates: 48°36′N 20°53′E / 48.60°N 20.89°E / 48.60; 20.89
Country Slovakia
Region Košice Region
DistrictKošice-okolie District
First mentioned1221
Government
 • MayorPavol Molnár
Area
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 • Total
23.21 km2 (8.96 sq mi)
Elevation
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182 m (597 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
3,682
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
440 2[2]
Area code+421 55[2]
Car plateKS
Websitewww.turnanadbodvou.sk

Turňa nad Bodvou (Hungarian: Torna; German: Tornau; Yiddish טארנא) is a village and municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

History

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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.[4] The town Turňa nad Bodvou became a village after the First World War and the Treaty of Trianon.

Geography

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The municipality lies at an altitude of 182 metres (597 ft)[2] and covers an area of 23.21 km2 (8.96 sq mi) (2024).[5]

Population

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Population statistic (10 years)[6]
Year1994200420142024
Count2888327935263686
Difference +13.53% +7.53% +4.53%
Population statistic[6]
Year20232024
Count36753686
Difference+0.29%

It has a population of 3686 people (31 December 2024).[7]

Ethnicity

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[8][9]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak188150.83%
Hungarian136236.81%
Not found out58115.7%
Romani1714.62%
Total3700

In year 2021 was 3700 people by ethnicity 1881 as Slovak, 1362 as Hungarian, 581 as Not found out, 171 as Romani, 21 as Rusyn, 11 as Czech, 3 as Russian, 3 as German, 2 as Polish, 2 as Other, 2 as Bulgarian, 2 as English, 1 as Jewish, 1 as Moravian and 1 as Albanian.

Religion

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Census 2021 (1+ %)[10]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church240364.95%
Not found out58715.86%
None37110.03%
Calvinist Church1173.16%
Greek Catholic Church1052.84%
Total3700

In year 2021 was 3700 people by religion 2403 from Roman Catholic Church, 587 from Not found out, 371 from None, 117 from Calvinist Church, 105 from Greek Catholic Church, 36 from Evangelical Church, 28 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 18 from Apostolic Church, 7 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 7 from Other, 6 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 4 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 3 from Old Catholic Church, 3 from United Methodist Church, 3 from Ad hoc movements, 1 from Jewish community and 1 from Buddhism.

Government

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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

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The village also has developed medical facilities including a Pharmacy and outpatient facilities for children and adolescents and a gynaecologist.

Culture

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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.[11]

Sport

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The village has a football pitch.

Transport

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The village has a railway station on the Košice to Zvolen line with a generally two-hourly service.[12] It also has two bus stops.

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Sources

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b c d "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)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ Allgemeine deutsche Real-Encyklopädie für die gebildeten Stände: Conversations-Lexikon, Band 15, Teil 1, S.138, F.A. Brockhaus Verlag, Leipzig 1855.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  7. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  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.
  10. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  11. ^ "Historia". Turna nad Bodvou oficialna stranka. WEBEXMEDIA.
  12. ^ https://www.zssk.sk/en/timetables/
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