Bošáca

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. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Bošáca was part of Trencsén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

Geography

The municipality lies at an altitude of 330 metres (1,080 ft) and covers an area of 19.59 km2 (7.56 sq mi) (2025).

Population

It has a population of 1299 people (31 December 2025).

Ethnicity

In year 2021 was 1360 people by ethnicity 1308 as Slovak, 42 as Not found out, 14 as Czech, 2 as Russian, 2 as Moravian, 2 as Other, 1 as Ukrainian, 1 as Romani, 1 as Rusyn and 1 as Hungarian.

Note on population: The difference values of population numbers in the table "Population statistic" and in the sections "Ethnicity" & "Religion" is caused by the use of various statistical methods.

Religion

In year 2021 was 1360 people by religion 672 from Roman Catholic Church, 353 from Evangelical Church, 253 from None, 45 from Not found out, 11 from Ad hoc movements, 8 from Other, 4 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 4 from Buddhism, 3 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 2 from Greek Catholic Church, 2 from United Methodist Church, 1 from Calvinist Church, 1 from Paganism and natural spirituality and 1 from Church of the Brethren.

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Bratislava (Slovak: Štátny archív v Bratislave).

Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1691-1895 (parish A)

Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1900 (parish B)