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Kočovce
Kočovce
Municipality
	Kočovce Location of Kočovce in the Trenčín Region Kočovce Kočovce (Slovakia)
	Coordinates: 48°45′N 17°53′E / 48.750°N 17.883°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín
District	Nové Mesto nad Váhom
First mentioned	1262
Area
• Total	15.31 km2 (5.91 sq mi)
Elevation	184 m (604 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,675
Postal code	916 31
Area code	+421 32
Car plate	NM
Website	www.kocovce.sk

Kočovce (Hungarian: Kocsóc) is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1262. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Kočovce was part of Trencsén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 183 metres and covers an area of 15.319 km². It has a population of about 1400 people.

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

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