Turček (German: Turz; Hungarian: Turcsek) is a village and municipality in Turčianske Teplice District in the Žilina Region of northern central Slovakia.
[citation needed] Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Turóc County within the Kingdom of Hungary.
The village belonged to a German language island.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 660 metres and covers an area of 53.011 km2.
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