Turčianske Teplice is a town in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia, situated in the Turčianska kotlina valley and surrounded by the Veľká Fatra, Malá Fatra, Žiar and Kremnické vrchy mountains. It lies roughly halfway between Martin and Kremnica, at approximately N48°51'45'' E18°51'14''. The population is around 6,500 to 7,000. The town was the historic centre of the Upper Turiec subregion within the Turiec region and is now the capital of the Turčianske Teplice District.
It is one of the oldest spa towns in Slovakia. Its first written mention dates to 1281, referring to its warm wells, when the territory was granted by the king to Count Peter. In 1533 the town became property of the city of Kremnica, the spas opened to the public and construction of the town began; Kremnica relinquished its rights to the spas on 20 February 1949. The town was renamed from Štubnianske Teplice to Turčianske Teplice after February 1948, and in 1996 it became the leading city of its district for the third time. Treatments target kidney problems, the urinary tract and locomotive organs, and a year-round spa and aquapark operates with thermal water at 38°C.
The town's dominant historical feature is the Modrý kúpeľ ("Blue Spa"), first mentioned in 1726 by doctor Chylcius and a neo-classicist building from 1728. The spa park, founded in the second half of the 19th century, covers 5.7 hectares and has a linden alley. Turčianske Teplice is the birthplace of painter Mikuláš Galanda, whose permanent exhibition is in his natal home.