Košeca (Hungarian: Kasza) is a village and municipality in Ilava District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.
Košeca | |
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Municipality | |
 Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
  Košeca Location of Košeca in the Trenčín Region  Košeca Košeca (Slovakia) | |
| Coordinates: 49°01′N 18°16′E / 49.017°N 18.267°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Trenčín |
| District | Ilava |
| First mentioned | 1272 |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.94[2] km2 (7.31[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 253[3] m (830[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,739[1] |
| Postal code | 018 64[3] |
| Area code | +421 42[3] |
| Car plate | IL |
| Website | koseca.sk |
History
editIn historical records the village was first mentioned in 1272.
Geography
editThe 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
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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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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