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.
Borša
Borsi | |
|---|---|
village | |
 Rakóczi castle of Borsa | |
 Flag | |
  Borša Location of Borša in Slovakia | |
| Coordinates: 48°23′43″N 21°42′30″E / 48.39528°N 21.70833°E | |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Region | Kosice |
| District | Trebišov |
| First mentioned | 1221 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anna Tünde Vargová since 2018; Independent |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.54[2] km2 (3.68[2] sq mi) |
| Elevation | 101[3] m (331[3] ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,134[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 076 32[3] |
| Area code | +421 56[3] |
| Car plate | KS |
History
editIn 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.[5]
Geography
editThe 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
editBy 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.[6][7]
In the most recent Slovak census of 2011, 644 inhabitants were Slovaks (53.0%) and 545 were Hungarians (44.9%).[8]
Facilities
editThe village has a public library and a football pitch.
Genealogical resources
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne)". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c d "Základná charakteristika". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce". www.statistics.sk (in Slovak). Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Rákociho kaštieľ v Borši začali rekonštruovať".
- ^ "Fórum Kisebbségkutató Intézet | Fórum inštitút pre výskum menšín | Forum Minority Research Institute".
- ^ "Časy, keď Maďari a Slováci vypadávali zo štatistík".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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- https://web.archive.org/web/20071116010355/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html
- Surnames of living people in Borsa
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