Košeca

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Košeca

Total population

2,517

Founded

1272

Elevation253 m

Land area18.94 km²

Coordinates49.01°, 18.26°

Demographic figures from Statistical Office of Slovakia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Košeca is a village and municipality in Ilava District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

M

Mihály Adami

P

Pál Bellobradenus

Kata Szidónia Petrőczy

Hungarian writer (1659–1708)

B

Blumgrund Naftali

I

Ignác Gond

Roman Catholic priest and archaeologist (1841–1910)

G

György Jakusics

Roman Catholic bishop

Z

Zsigmond Madocsányi

P

Pavol Adami

Slovak doctor, veterinary and zoologist

Štefan Závodník

Slovak presbyter, linguist and catholic priest (1813-1885)

A

Augustin Kvasnica

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak parliament, member of Czechoslovak national parliament and Slovak nation politician

E

Elena Koyšová

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and Slovak nation politician (1911-1977)

František Mojto

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, educator, mayor and Slovak nation politician (1885-1971)

J

Jan Lipa

monarch

K

Kornel Filo

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and Slovak nation politician (1901-1980)

L

Ladislav Kvasnička

Czechoslovak member of Slovak National Council, member of Czechoslovak parliament, doctor, pychiatrist and Slovak nation politician

P

Pavel Koyš

Czechoslovak minister of culture of the Slovakia, member of Czechoslovak parliament, poet, publicist and politician of Slovak nationality (1932-1993)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Trenčín

• Ilava
  1.5 mi away · pop. 5,503
• Dulov
  2 mi away · pop. 917
• Ladce
  2.3 mi away · pop. 2,631
• Horovce
  2.6 mi away · pop. 828
• Pruské
  2.6 mi away · pop. 2,088
• Bohunice
  2.7 mi away · pop. 766
• Tuchyňa
  2.9 mi away · pop. 793
• Košecké Podhradie
  3.3 mi away · pop. 1,047
• Slavnica
  3.6 mi away · pop. 832
• Sedmerovec
  3.9 mi away · pop. 432
• Kameničany
  4.2 mi away · pop. 481
• Kvašov
  4.3 mi away · pop. 653

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Recently spotted species

Autumn Crocus

Colchicum autumnale

Seen 2026-09-27

Ornate Cow Tick

Dermacentor reticulatus

Seen 2026-09-19

common juniper

Juniperus communis

Seen 2026-09-19

Andricus dentimitratus

Andricus dentimitratus

Seen 2026-09-11

Andricus mitratus

Andricus mitratus

Seen 2026-09-11

Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra

Seen 2026-09-11

common yew

Taxus baccata

Seen 2026-09-08

purple loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Seen 2026-09-08

Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Seen 2026-09-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).