Koš

Koš
Koš
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 48°45′N 18°35′E / 48.75°N 18.58°E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Trenčín Region
District	Prievidza District
First mentioned	1367
Area
• Total	13.59 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Elevation	312 m (1,024 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,017
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	972 41
Area code	+421 46
Car plate	PD
Website	www.obec-kos.sk

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.^[4] Kos (1408).^[4]

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1367.^{[citation needed]}

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.

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Nitra, Slovakia"

^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
^ ^a ^b Krajčovič, Rudolf (2010). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (24)". Kultúra slova (6). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 340.

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