Bošáca

Bošáca
Bošáca
Village
	A church in Bošáca
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	Coordinates: 48°45′00″N 17°50′00″E / 48.75000°N 17.83333°ECoordinates: 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	19.598 km2 (7.567 sq mi)
Elevation	235 m (771 ft)
Population (2005)
• Total	1,342
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Postal code	913 07
Area code(s)	+421-32
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[]

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).^[1]

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)

References[]

^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2007). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (4)". Kultúra slova (in Slovak). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej (4): 216.

External links[]

Media related to Bošáca at Wikimedia Commons

Municipal website
Surnames of living people in Bosaca^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] 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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