Turčianske Jaseno

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

Etymology[edit]

The name is derived from Slovak jaseň (ash tree). Jaseno means "place overgrown with ash trees".^[1]

History[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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