Bošáca

Bošáca
Bošáca
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	19.598 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	+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) (4). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 216.

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

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