Turčianske Jaseno

Turčianske Jaseno
Turčianske Jaseno
Municipality
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	Turčianske Jaseno Location of Turčianske Jaseno in the Žilina Region Turčianske Jaseno Location of Turčianske Jaseno in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 49°01′N 18°59′E / 49.02°N 18.99°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Martin District
First mentioned	1274
Area
• Total	20.46 km2 (7.90 sq mi)
Elevation	508 m (1,667 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	463
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	380 2
Area code	+421 43
Car plate	MT
Website	www.turcianskejaseno.sk

Turčianske Jaseno (Hungarian: Turócjeszen) is a village and municipality in Martin District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

Etymology

The name is derived from Slovak jaseň (ash tree). Jaseno means "place overgrown with ash trees".^[4]

History

In historical records the settlement was first mentioned in 1274 as Jezen, Jescen. The original settlement developed into two villages. Horné Jaseno and Dolné Jaseno merged to Turčianske Jaseno in 1973. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Turóc County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 500 metres and covers an area of 20.465 km². It has a population of about 350 people.

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2009). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (18)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (6). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 345.

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[area-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.

[base_info-2] "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

[pop-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.

[krajcovic-4] Krajčovič, Rudolf (2009). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (18)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (6). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 345.

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