Misplaced Pages

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".

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

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

External links

• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

v t e Municipalities of Martin District
Martin Turany Vrútky Belá-Dulice Benice Blatnica Bystrička Diaková Dolný Kalník Dražkovce Ďanová Folkušová Horný Kalník Karlová Kláštor pod Znievom Košťany nad Turcom Krpeľany Laskár Ležiachov Lipovec Necpaly Nolčovo Podhradie Príbovce Rakovo Ratkovo Sklabiňa Sklabinský Podzámok Slovany Socovce Sučany Šútovo Trebostovo Trnovo Turčianska Štiavnička Turčianske Jaseno Turčianske Kľačany Turčiansky Ďur Turčiansky Peter Valča Vrícko Záborie Žabokreky

49°01′30″N 18°59′30″E / 49.02500°N 18.99167°E / 49.02500; 18.99167

This Žilina Region geography article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Villages and municipalities in Martin District
• Turiec
• Žilina Region geography stubs