Bošáca
Bošáca | |
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Village | |
 A church in Bošáca | |
  Bošáca Location of Bošáca in the Trenčín Region  Bošáca Bošáca (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′00″N 17°50′00″E / 48.75000°N 17.83333°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Nové Mesto nad Váhom |
| First mentioned | 1380 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.59[2] km2 (7.56[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 330[3] m (1,080[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,351[1] |
| Postal code | 913 07[3] |
| Area code | +421 32[3] |
| Car plate | NM |
| Website | www.bosaca.sk |
Bošáca (Hungarian: Bosác) is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.
Etymology[edit]
The name is derived from an adjective bosý (in Slovak but also in some other Slavic languages - barefoot, bosáci - barefooted, poor people, hist. Bośáci > Bošáci).[5]
History[edit]
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1380 as Bosach.
Geography[edit]
The municipality lies at an altitude of 235 metres and covers an area of 19.598 km². It has a population of about 1342 people.
Genealogical resources[edit]
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"
- Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1691-1895 (parish A)
- Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1900 (parish B)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2007). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (4)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (4). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 216.
External links[edit]
Media related to Bošáca at Wikimedia Commons
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