Bošáca
Village
A church in Bošáca
A church in Bošáca
Bošáca is located in Trenčín Region
Bošáca
Bošáca
Location of Bošáca in the Trenčín Region
Bošáca is located in Slovakia
Bošáca
Bošáca
Bošáca (Slovakia)
Coordinates: 48°45′00″N 17°50′00″E / 48.75000°N 17.83333°E / 48.75000; 17.83333
CountrySlovakia
RegionTrenčín
DistrictNové Mesto nad Váhom
First mentioned1380
Area
  Total19.59[1] km2 (7.56[1] sq mi)
Elevation
330[2] m (1,080[2] ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total1,351[3]
Postal code
913 07[2]
Area code+421 32[2]
Car plateNM
Websitewww.bosaca.sk

Bošáca (Hungarian: Bosác) is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

Etymology

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).[4]

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1380 as Bosach.

Geography

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. Krajčovič, Rudolf (2007). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (4)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej (4): 216.

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