Turnov is a town in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. It is a traditional centre for See more

The first written mention of Turnov is in a deed of King Ottokar II from 1272. Turnov was founded around 1250 by Jaroslav and Havel of Markvartice on a spur of rock overlooking the … See more

The Renaissance town hall in Turnov dates from 1562, while its three historical churches date from throughout the 14th–19th … See more

Turnov is twinned with:
• Alvesta, Sweden
• Idar-Oberstein, Germany
• Jawor, Poland See more

The villages and town parts of Bukovina, Daliměřice, Dolánky u Turnova, Hrubý Rohozec, Kadeřavec, Kobylka, Loužek, Malý Rohozec, Mašov, Mokřiny, Pelešany and Vazovec are … See more

Turnov is an important traffic crossroads. The D10 motorway from Prague ends just beyond the municipal limits and runs through the town as the I/10 road (part of the See more

• Josef Pekař (1870–1937), historian
• Jan Košek (1884–1927), footballer
• Jan Patočka (1907–1977), philosopher
• Alexandr Kliment (1929–2017), novelist See more