Borša
{{other uses|Borsa (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Borša
| other_name = Borsi
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Rakoczi castle of Borsa.jpg
| image_caption = Rakóczi castle of Borsa
| image_flag = Borsa-trebisov-flag.svg
| image_shield =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{SVK}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Košice Region}}
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Trebišov District
| pushpin_map = Slovakia Košice Region#Slovakia
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Borša in the Košice Region##Location of Borša in Slovakia
| coordinates = {{coord|48.40|N|21.71|E|region:SK|display=inline,title}}
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Anna Tünde Vargová
since 2018; Independent
| leader_party =
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1221
| area_total_km2 = 9.54
| elevation_m = 101
| population_as_of = {{abbr|2021|Population: 2021-12-31. Population density & Total area: 2021-06-30/-07-01. Elevation, Postal code & Area code (last updated): 2015-04-17.}}
| population_total = 1137
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| blank_name = Car plate
| blank_info = TV
| website = {{URL|https://www.obecborsa.sk/}}
}}
Borša ({{langx|hu|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.{{Cite web|url=https://dolnyzemplin.korzar.sme.sk/c/20923502/rakociho-kastiel-v-borsi-zacali-rekonstruovat.html|title=Rákociho kaštieľ v Borši začali rekonštruovať}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.foruminst.sk/index.php?p=&t=a&xp=&w=&Data_Id=2&MId=&Lev=&Ind=11&P=index,hu,#top|title=Fórum Kisebbségkutató Intézet | Fórum inštitút pre výskum menšín | Forum Minority Research Institute}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.postoj.sk/53562/casy-ked-madari-a-slovaci-vypadavali-zo-statistik|title = Časy, keď Maďari a Slováci vypadávali zo štatistík}}
In the most recent Slovak census of 2011, 644 inhabitants were Slovaks (53.0%) and 545 were Hungarians (44.9%).{{Cite web |url=https://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 |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 January 2021 |archive-date=1 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201051933/https://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 |url-status=dead }}
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
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100919150910/http://cisarik.com/0_Borsa_Trebisov_KI_Zemplen_Zemplin.html Surnames of living people in Borsa]
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