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3 unusual facts about Turóc County


Turóc County

The capitals of the Turóc county were the Sklabiňa Castle and Martin (name until 1950: Turčiansky Svätý Martin); from 1772 only Martin was the capital.

Lower Turóc – its center was Martin and the subregion corresponds to the present-day District of Martin

Upper Turóc – its center was Turčianske Teplice and the subregion corresponds to the present-day District of Turčianske Teplice


Conditional noble

The "nobility" of conditional nobles was rather local, which is demonstrated by such denominations as "nobles of Turóc" (Turiec, Slovakia) or "nobles of Szepes" (Spiš, Slovakia) (Martyn Rady).


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