Košeca (Hungarian: Kasza) is a village and municipality in Ilava District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1272.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 255 metres and covers an area of 18.943 km². It has a population of about 2474 people.
Part of the cadastral municipality of Košeca is also Nozdrovice.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia"
Coordinates: 49°01′N 18°16′E / 49.017°N 18.267°E