Nemšová (; ) is a town in the Trenčín District, Trenčín Region in northwestern Slovakia.

Geography

Nemšová is located in the Ilava Basin at the confluence of the Váh and Vlára rivers, at the foothills of the White Carpathians. It is from Trenčín and from the Czech border.

History The first written record about Nemšová was in 1246. The present-day town exists since 1989, when it was created by merger of the villages of Nemšová, Ľuborča, Kľúčové and Trenčianska Závada.

Population

It has a population of  people (31 December ).

Ethnicity

Religion

According to the 2001 census, the town had 6,136 inhabitants. 98.1% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.1% Czechs and 0.1% Moravians. The religious makeup was 92.9% Roman Catholics, 4.6% people with no religious affiliation, and 0.6% Lutherans.

Twin towns — sister cities

Nemšová is twinned with: Hluk, Czech Republic

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