Elevation 235 m Local time Friday 6:46 PM | Area 19.6 km² | |
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Bošáca (Hungarian: Bosác) is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.
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Etymology
The name is derived from an adjective bosý (in Slovak but also in some other Slavic languages - barefoot, bosáci - barefooted, poor people, hist. Bośáci > Bošáci).
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1380 as Bosach.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 235 metres and covers an area of 19.598 km². It has a population of about 1342 people.
References
Bošáca Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA