Košeca

Košeca
Municipality
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Košeca Location of Košeca in the Trenčín Region Košeca Košeca (Slovakia) Show map of Trenčín RegionShow map of SlovakiaShow all
Coordinates: 49°01′N 18°16′E / 49.017°N 18.267°E / 49.017; 18.267Coordinates: 49°01′N 18°16′E / 49.017°N 18.267°E / 49.017; 18.267
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín
District	Ilava
First mentioned	1272
Area
• Total	18.943 km2 (7.314 sq mi)
Elevation	255 m (837 ft)
Population
• Total	2,474
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Postal code	018 64
Area code(s)	421-42
Car plate	IL
Website	koseca.sk

Košeca (Hungarian: Kasza) is a village and municipality in Ilava District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.

History[]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1272.

Geography[]

The municipality lies at an altitude of 255 metres and covers an area of 18.943 km². It has a population of about 2474 people.

Part of the cadastral municipality of Košeca is also Nozdrovice.

Genealogical resources[]

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1750-1895 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1783-1895 (parish B)

See also[]

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

External links[]

Media related to Košeca at Wikimedia Commons

• Official page
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090412234949/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• Surnames of living people in Koseca

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