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Borša Borsi
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Rakóczi castle of Borsa
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Coordinates: 48°24′N 21°43′E / 48.40°N 21.71°E / 48.40; 21.71
Country	Slovakia
Region	Košice Region
District	Trebišov District
First mentioned	1221
Government
• Mayor	Anna Tünde Vargová since 2018; Independent
Area
• Total	9.54 km (3.68 sq mi)
Elevation	101 m (331 ft)
Population
• Total	1,137
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	763 2
Area code	+421 56
Car plate	TV
Website	www.obecborsa.sk

Borša (Hungarian: Borsi) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. The village is famed as the birthplace of Francis II Rákóczi.

History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1221. Borša is the hometown of Francis II Rákóczi who was born here on 27 March 1676.

Rákóczi's castle in the village is being under reconstruction since 2018, serving as a museum.

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 102 metres and covers an area of 9.54 km². It has a population of about 1250 people.

Ethnicity

By the beginning of 20th century, the village had an absolute Hungarian majority. In census of 1910 during the period of Magyarization, the village had 783 inhabitants, of which 778 were Hungarians.

In the most recent Slovak census of 2011, 644 inhabitants were Slovaks (53.0%) and 545 were Hungarians (44.9%).

Facilities

The village has a public library and a football pitch.

Genealogical resources

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

• Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1758–1924 (parish B)

See also

• List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia

References

1. "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7014rr_ukaz: Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
2. ^ "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
3. "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
4. "Rákociho kaštieľ v Borši začali rekonštruovať".
5. "Fórum Kisebbségkutató Intézet | Fórum inštitút pre výskum menšín | Forum Minority Research Institute".
6. "Časy, keď Maďari a Slováci vypadávali zo štatistík".
7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

• Surnames of living people in Borsa

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Čierna nad Tisou Kráľovský Chlmec Sečovce Trebišov Bačka Bačkov Bara Biel Boľ Borša Boťany Brehov Brezina Byšta Cejkov Čeľovce Čerhov Černochov Čierna Dargov Dobrá Dvorianky Egreš Hraň Hrčeľ Hriadky Kašov Kazimír Klin nad Bodrogom Kožuchov Kravany Kuzmice Kysta Ladmovce Lastovce Leles Luhyňa Malá Tŕňa Malé Ozorovce Malé Trakany Malý Horeš Malý Kamenec Michaľany Nižný Žipov Novosad Nový Ruskov Parchovany Plechotice Poľany Pribeník Rad Sirník Slivník Slovenské Nové Mesto Soľnička Somotor Stanča Stankovce Strážne Streda nad Bodrogom Svätá Mária Svätuše Svinice Trnávka Veľaty Veľká Tŕňa Veľké Ozorovce Veľké Trakany Veľký Horeš Veľký Kamenec Viničky Višňov Vojčice Vojka Zatín Zbehňov Zemplín Zemplínska Nová Ves Zemplínska Teplica Zemplínske Hradište Zemplínske Jastrabie Zemplínsky Branč

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