Kočovce | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Trenčín |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Nové Mesto nad Váhom |
Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Trenčín Region#Slovakia |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kočovce in the Trenčín Region |
Coordinates: | 48.75°N 70°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1262 |
Area Total Km2: | 15.31[1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.91 |
Elevation M: | 184[2] |
Elevation Ft: | 604 |
Population Total: | 1675[3] |
Population Density Km2: | 107.91[4] |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 41.66 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 916 31 |
Area Code: | +421 32 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | NM |
Website: | www.kocovce.sk |
Kočovce (Hungarian: Kocsóc) is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1262. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Kočovce was part of Trencsén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 183 metres and covers an area of 15.319 km2. It has a population of about 1400 people.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"