Bošany
Bošany (Hungarian: Bossány) is a village and municipality in Partizánske District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.
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Municipality | |
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Bošany Location of Bošany in the Trenčín Region Bošany Bošany (Slovakia) | |
Coordinates: 48°35′N 18°17′E | |
Country | Slovakia |
Region | Trenčín |
District | Partizánske |
First mentioned | 1924 |
Area | |
• Total | 14.46 km2 (5.58 sq mi) |
Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,295 |
• Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
Postal code | 956 18 |
Area code(s) | 421-38 |
Car plate | PE |
Website | www.bosany.sk |
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)
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External links
- Official page
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023228/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- Surnames of living people in Bosany
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