Košeca
Košeca | |
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Municipality | |
 Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
  Košeca Location of Košeca in the Trenčín Region  Košeca Košeca (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 49°01′N 18°16′E / 49.017°N 18.267°E | |
| 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 | 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
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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