Bošany

Municipality in Slovakia

48°35′N 18°17′E / 48.583°N 18.283°E / 48.583; 18.283CountrySlovakiaRegionTrenčínDistrictPartizánskeFirst mentioned1924Area

• Total14.39^[2] km² (5.56^[2] sq mi)Elevation

177^[3] m (581^[3] ft)Population

(2021)

• Total4,035^[1]Postal code

956 18^[3]

Area code+421 38^[3]Car platePEWebsitewww.bosany.sk

Bošany (Hungarian: Bossány) is a village and municipality in Partizánske District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History

The village was established in 1924 by merging the former villages of Veľké Bošany (Hungarian: Nagybossány) and Malé Bošany (Hungarian: Kisbossány). In 1960, the former village of Baštín Hungarian: Bacskafalva) was also merged into Bošany.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 185 metres and covers an area of 14.46 km². It has a population of about 4295 people.

Famous people

Ján Chryzostom Korec, Slovak Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

Genealogical resources

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

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1691-1899 (parish A)

References

^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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^ ^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.