Kočovce

Kočovce (Hungarian Kocsóc ) is a municipality in western Slovakia with 1457 inhabitants ( 31 December 2011), which belongs to Okres Nové Mesto nad Váhom, a part of the Trenčín Region.

Geography

The community is located at the junction of a spur of the Slovak Danube lowlands to the mountains Považský Inovec, on the left bank of the Waag. The center is located at an altitude of 183 m nm and is eight kilometers from Nové Mesto nad Váhom away.

Administratively, the municipality comprises the parts of the municipality Beckovská Vieska (1960 amalgamated ), Kočovce (1888 according to amalgamation of Dolné Kočovce and Horne Kočovce originated ) and Rakoľuby (1960 amalgamated ).

History

Kočovce was first mentioned in 1321 as Huchk writing. Later, it was due to the different ownership to a division by Dolné Kočovce, which was owned by the local gentry and Horne Kočovce, which belonged to the manor of Beckov. The population in both places lived mainly from agriculture and livestock. 1828 are in Dolné Kočovce, in Horne Kočovce recorded 26 houses and 292 inhabitants 17 houses and 166 inhabitants. 1888 both towns were reunited.

Beckovská Vieska was first mentioned in writing in 1396. At first it was part of the local gentry, then to the manor of Beckov. 1828 are listed 30 houses and 272 inhabitants. In addition to agriculture burned inhabitants spirits.

Rakoľuby was first mentioned in 1262 as Rakolup writing and always belonged to the landed gentry. 1828 are listed 22 houses and 224 inhabitants. In addition to agriculture, there were in the 19th century, a distillery in the village.

Population

Results according to the census 2001 (1.388 inhabitants):

After Ethnicity:

• 98.78 % Slovaks
• 0.72% Czechs
• 0.07 % Magyars

After Confession:

• 81.27 % Roman Catholic
• 7.85% Evangelical
• 5.55% no religious affiliation
• 3.46 % no answer

Attractions

• Baroque country palace in Kočovce with a park, built in 1730, extended in 1880 under the guidance of Géza Rakovszky, confiscated by the state in 1948, now owned by the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, which uses it as a convalescent home
• Holy Trinity Column in the 18th century
• Roman Catholic Church in Beckovská Vieska, built at the beginning of the 1990s as a chapel, converted into a church in 2006
• Country estate in Beckovská Vieska from the 19th century
• Country Castle in Rakoľuby, built between the years 1650-1655

Personalities

• Anton Kotzig (1919-1991), Czechoslovak- Canadian mathematician