Košeca

Location of Ilava District in the Trenčín Region

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

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

External links

• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
• http://www.koseca.sk
• Surnames of living people in Koseca

Municipalities of Ilava District Dubnica nad Váhom Ilava Nová Dubnica Bohunice Bolešov Borčice Červený Kameň Dulov Horná Poruba Kameničany Košeca Košecké Podhradie Krivoklát Ladce Mikušovce Pruské Sedmerovec Slavnica Tuchyňa Vršatské Podhradie Zliechov

Coordinates: 49°01′N 18°16′E / 49.017°N 18.267°E / 49.017; 18.267