Košeca

Municipality in Slovakia
49°01′N 18°16′E / 49.017°N 18.267°E / 49.017; 18.267CountrySlovakiaRegionTrenčínDistrictIlavaFirst mentioned1272Area
 • Total18.94[2] km2 (7.31[2] sq mi)Elevation
253[3] m (830[3] ft)Population
 (2021)
 • Total2,739[1]Postal code
018 64[3]
Area code+421 42[3]Car plateILWebsitekoseca.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

References

  1. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

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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