Bošany ( hu, Bossány) is a village and municipality in

Partizánske District Partizánske District ( sk, okres Partizánske, hu, Simonyi járás) is a district in the Trenčín Region of Western Slovakia. It had been established in 1996, district area was previously a part of Topoľčany District. Partizánske district con ...

in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.

History

The village was established in 1924 by merging the former villages of Veľké Bošany ( hu, Nagybossány) and Malé Bošany ( hu, Kisbossány). In 1960, the former village of Baštín hu, 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

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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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