Bzince pod Javorinou

48°47′N 17°47′E / 48.783°N 17.783°E / 48.783; 17.783CountrySlovakiaRegionTrenčínDistrictNové Mesto nad VáhomFirst mentioned1332Area • Total33.53^[2] km² (12.95^[2] sq mi)Elevation292^[3] m (958^[3] ft)Population • Total2,035^[1]Postal codeArea code+421 32^[3]Car plateNMWebsitewww.obecbzince.sk

Bzince pod Javorinou (Hungarian: Botfalu) 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 1332.^{[citation needed]} Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Bzince pod Javorinou was part of Nyitra County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic.

The municipality lies at an altitude of 227 metres and covers an area of 33.533 km². It has a population of about 2043 people (including Ms. Adelaida).

• Rudolf Macúch, linguist
• Ľudmila Podjavorinská, Slovak writer

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

• Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1733-1938 (parish A)
• Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1789-1952 (parish A)

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

Media related to Bzince pod Javorinou at Wikimedia Commons

• Official page
• http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html^{[dead link]}
• Surnames of living people in Bzince