Turík

Turík
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Coordinates: 49.12°N 19.38°E / 49.12; 19.38
Country	Slovakia
Region	Žilina Region
District	Ružomberok District
First mentioned	1278
Area
• Total	8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Elevation	556 m (1,824 ft)
Population  (2025)
• Total	319
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	348 1
Area code	+421 44
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	RK
Website	www.turik.sk

Turík (Hungarian: Turapatak) is a village and municipality in Ružomberok District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

History

The village was first mentioned in historical records of 1278.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 556 metres (1,824 ft) and covers an area of 8.26 km² (3.19 sq mi) (2025).

Population

Population statistic (10 years)

Year	1995	2005	2015	2025
Count	215	216	239	319
Difference		+0.46%	+10.64%	+33.47%

Population statistic

Year	2024	2025
Count	300	319
Difference		+6.33%

It has a population of 319 people (31 December 2025).

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	274	98.2%
Not found out	5	1.79%
Total	279

In year 2021 was 279 people by ethnicity 274 as Slovak, 5 as Not found out and 1 as Czech.

Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	200	71.68%
None	53	19%
Evangelical Church	14	5.02%
Jehovah's Witnesses	4	1.43%
Not found out	4	1.43%
Total	279

In year 2021 was 279 people by religion 200 from Roman Catholic Church, 53 from None, 14 from Evangelical Church, 4 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 4 from Not found out, 2 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Greek Catholic Church and 1 from Ad hoc movements.