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Turany () is a town and municipality in Martin District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

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Slovak place.name: Turany
Slovak place.settlement_type: Municipality
Slovak place.image_skyline: Turany01.JPG
Slovak place.image_caption: Evangelical church
Slovak place.image_flag: Turany-martin-flag.svg
Slovak place.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Turany.svg
Slovak place.subdivision_type1: Region
Slovak place.subdivision_type2: District
Slovak place.subdivision_name2: Martin District
Slovak place.pushpin_map: Slovakia Žilina Region#Slovakia
Slovak place.pushpin_relief: 1
Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Turany in the Žilina Region##Location of Turany in Slovakia

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Turany () is a town and municipality in Martin District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

==History== In historical records the town was first mentioned in 1341. 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.