Bošáca

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

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Coordinates: 48.75°N 17.83°E / 48.75; 17.83
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Nové Mesto nad Váhom District
First mentioned	1380
Area [1]
• Total	19.59 km2 (7.56 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	1,321
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	913 07[2]
Area code	+421 32[2]
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)	NM
Website	bosaca.sk

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).^[4]

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 330 metres (1,080 ft)^[2] and covers an area of 19.59 km² (7.56 sq mi) (2024).^[5]

Population

Population statistic (10 years)^[6]

Year	1994	2004	2014	2024
Count	1367	1342	1393	1321
Difference		−1.82%	+3.80%	−5.16%

Population statistic^[6]

Year	2023	2024
Count	1334	1321
Difference		−0.97%

It has a population of 1321 people (31 December 2024).^[7]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[8][9]

Ethnicity	Number	Fraction
Slovak	1308	96.17%
Not found out	42	3.08%
Czech	14	1.02%
Total	1360

In year 2021 was 1360 people by ethnicity 1308 as Slovak, 42 as Not found out, 14 as Czech, 2 as Russian, 2 as Moravian, 2 as Other, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Romani, 1 as Rusyn and 1 as Hungarian.

Note on population

The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live. For example, a student is a citizen of a village because he has permanent residence there (he lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)^[10]

Religion	Number	Fraction
Roman Catholic Church	672	49.41%
Evangelical Church	353	25.96%
None	253	18.6%
Not found out	45	3.31%
Total	1360

In year 2021 was 1360 people by religion 672 from Roman Catholic Church, 353 from Evangelical Church, 253 from None, 45 from Not found out, 11 from Ad hoc movements, 8 from Other, 4 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 4 from Buddhism, 3 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2 from Greek Catholic Church, 2 from United Methodist Church, 1 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality and 1 from Church of the Brethren.

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)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia