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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	19.59 km2 (7.56 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,351
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).^[5]

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1380 as Bosach. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Bošáca was part of Trencsén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

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 in Bratislava (Slovak: Štátny archív v Bratislave).

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1691-1895 (parish A)
Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1900 (parish B)

References

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