Koš
Municipality in Slovakia
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Koš (German: Andreasdorf, Hungarian: Kós) is a village and municipality in Prievidza District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.
Etymology
Slovak kôš, koš - a basket, but also a knitted fence.[1] Kos (1408).[1]
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1367.[citation needed]
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 270 metres and covers an area of 13.586 km². It has a population of about 900 people.
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): 1691-1906 (parish A)
See also
References
- ^ a b Krajčovič, Rudolf (2010). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (24)". Kultúra slova (6). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 340.
External links
Media related to Koš at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090412234949/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- Surnames of living people in Kos
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Municipalities of Prievidza District
- Bystričany
- Cigeľ
- Čavoj
- Čereňany
- Diviacka Nová Ves
- Diviaky nad Nitricou
- Dlžín
- Dolné Vestenice
- Horná Ves
- Horné Vestenice
- Chrenovec-Brusno
- Chvojnica
- Jalovec
- Kamenec pod Vtáčnikom
- Kanianka
- Kľačno
- Kocurany
- Kostolná Ves
- Koš
- Lazany
- Lehota pod Vtáčnikom
- Liešťany
- Lipník
- Malá Čausa
- Malinová
- Nedožery-Brezany
- Nevidzany
- Nitrianske Pravno
- Nitrianske Rudno
- Nitrianske Sučany
- Nitrica
- Opatovce nad Nitrou
- Oslany
- Podhradie
- Poluvsie
- Poruba
- Pravenec
- Radobica
- Ráztočno
- Rudnianska Lehota
- Sebedražie
- Seč
- Šútovce
- Temeš
- Tužina
- Valaská Belá
- Veľká Čausa
- Zemianske Kostoľany
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