Borša

Borša
Borša ; Borsi
	village
	Rakóczi castle of Borsa
	Borša Location of Borša in Slovakia
	Coordinates: 48°23′43″N 21°42′30″E
Country	Slovakia
Region	Kosice
District	Trebišov
First mentioned	1221
Government
• Mayor	Anna Tünde Vargová ; since 2018; Independent
Area
• Total	9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	1,240
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	076 32
Area code(s)	528170
Car plate	KS

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.[1]

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.[2][3]

In the most recent Slovak census of 2011, 644 inhabitants were Slovaks (53.0%) and 545 were Hungarians (44.9%).[4]

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)

References

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[1] ttps://dolnyzemplin.korzar.sme.sk/c/20923502/rakociho-kastiel-v-borsi-zacali-rekonstruovat.html

[2] ttp://www.foruminst.sk/index.php?p=&t=a&xp=&w=&Data_Id=2&MId=&Lev=&Ind=11&P=index,hu,#top

[3] ttps://www.postoj.sk/53562/casy-ked-madari-a-slovaci-vypadavali-zo-statistik

[4] ttps://census2011.statistics.sk/SR/V%FDchodn%E9%20Slovensko/Ko%9Aick%FD%20kraj/Okres%20Trebi%9Aov/Bor%9Aa/TAB.%20115%20Obyvate%BEstvo%20pod%BEa%20pohlavia%20a%20n%E1rodnosti.pdf