Borša

Borša (Hungarian: Borsi) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

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History

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1221. Francis II Rákóczi, Ruling Prince of Hungary was born here on March 27, 1676.

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

The village has an absolute Hungarian majority.

In 1910 the village had 783 inhabitants, of which 778 were Hungarian.[1]

Facilities

The village has a public library and a football pitch.

External links

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