Bošáca (Hungarian: Bosác) is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.
Bošáca | |
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Village | |
A church in Bošáca | |
Bošáca Bošáca (Slovakia) Show map of Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′00″N 17°50′00″E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Nové Mesto nad Váhom |
| First mentioned | 1380 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.59[1] km2 (7.56[1] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 330[2] m (1,080[2] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,351[3] |
| Postal code | 913 07[2] |
| Area code(s) | +421 32[2] |
| Car plate | NM |
| Website | www.bosaca.sk |
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).[4]
In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1380 as Bosach.
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.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"
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