Stará Turá lies in a valley between the White and Little Carpathians below the Veľká Javorina hill, 12 km from the district town of Nové Mesto nad Váhom towards Myjava. Kopaničiarske settlement – approximately 1,300 inhabitants live in suburban areas with the character of kopaničiarske. It is an interesting tourist area and it is more attractive near the border with the Czech Republic.