Nová Bošáca is a municipality near the border. On the Moravian side, it borders Březová, Lopeník and Vyškovec. Its highest point is Mount Veľký Lopeník, at an elevation of 912 metres. The municipality lies within the Biele Karpaty Protected Landscape Area and is characterised as a Kopanitsa municipality, with settlements scattered across the slopes of the Bošácka Valley.
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Nature
Several protected natural monuments shape the landscape. The Bestinné Natural Monument protects grassland communities with several endangered plant species; the fourth level of protection applies there. The Blažejová Natural Monument preserves a valuable meadow community with rare and endangered plants, spring fens, adjacent orchid meadows and hay meadows, also under the fourth level of protection. The Grúň Natural Monument protects valuable meadow, forest and pasture communities with an abundant occurrence of orchids; the fourth level of protection applies there as well.
The Lopeníček Natural Monument protects one of the most species-rich sites where the endangered common green-winged orchid (Orchis morio) occurs. The Mravcové Natural Monument is a valuable spring tufa refuge for orchid species and invertebrates. The fourth level of protection applies to both natural monuments.
Routes
The 58-kilometre “Novohorská” cycle route runs through Nová Bošáca–Šiance to the border with the Czech Republic. The Veľký Lopeník lookout tower can be reached from Nová Bošáca via a 5-kilometre blue-marked route.
Culture and tradition
In the Grúň settlement, a memorial consists of a statue and a mass grave of fallen Soviet soldiers. It was unveiled in 1945 and is now a national cultural monument. The Roman Catholic filial Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Nová Bošáca was built from 1969 to 1971 and consecrated on 14 September 1971. It serves as a spiritual centre for the faithful of the municipality and its surroundings and houses art-historically valuable works by the national artist Vincent Hložník.
The traditional culture of the Bošácka Valley has been preserved particularly in oral folklore, family and seasonal customs, cuisine and traditional dress. The festive women's clothing of the Sellácky tradition consists of four basic parts: “rubáč”, “rukávce”, “okolek” as the back apron and “záscere” as the front apron. Traditional festive men's clothing of the Sellácky tradition from the Bošácka Valley includes a shirt, “gate” or “gace”, trousers, a waistcoat called “prucel” and a hat called “brúsek”.
The woodcarver Štefan Matejík represented Nová Bošáca through his 50-year artistic career.
Cuisine
In Nová Bošáca, the tradition of producing the famous Bošácka slivovica continues to this day. Traditional plum dishes are served at the Slivkový festival. The Slivkový festival in Nová Bošáca on 13 October 2018 also included a tasting and evaluation of slivovica.
Surroundings
Mount Velký Lopeník, Mount Nad Barinou, Mount Bestine and Mount Kykula are located in the immediate vicinity of Nová Bošáca. The wider regional area includes the ruins of Starý Světlov and the ruins of Zřícenina Tematín. The U Kapliček Church is located in the surroundings of Nová Bošáca.
Further destinations: Prievidza, Myjava, Považská Bystrica District, Trenčín District, Ilava, Púchov, Nitrianske Rudno, Partizánske.
