Borša

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Borša

Total population

1,242

Founded

1221

Elevation101 m

Land area9.54 km²

Coordinates48.39°, 21.71°

Demographic figures from Statistical Office of Slovakia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Borša 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 & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Francis II Rákóczi

leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703–1711

Zsanett Égerházi

Hungarian pornographic actress

Richárd Hörcsik

Hungarian politician

Mari Csomós

Hungarian actress (1943–2023)

T

Tibor Bokros

Hungarian football player

Brigitta Bulgari

Hungarian pornographic actress

Ágoston Ambrózy

Hungarian poet, writer, journalist (1914-1998)

Angelo Heilprin

American scientist and explorer (1853-1907)

N

Nora Kovach

Hungarian ballet dancer (1931–2009)

T

Tamás Juhár

football player

E

Endre Balugyánszky

J

János Balásházy

E

Elemér Bokor

Hungarian entomologist (1887–1928)

Vince Bunyitay

Hungarian historian (1837–1915)

F

Ferenc Bánóczy

Hungarian journalist

A

Antal Csertő

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Košice

• Klin nad Bodrogom
  1.1 mi away
• Slovenské Nové Mesto
  1.9 mi away · pop. 1,050
• Viničky
  2 mi away · pop. 519
• Bara
  2.4 mi away
• Streda nad Bodrogom
  2.5 mi away · pop. 2,402
• Černochov
  3.4 mi away · pop. 220
• Ladmovce
  3.7 mi away · pop. 340
• Malá Tŕňa
  4.4 mi away · pop. 438
• Malý Kamenec
  4.7 mi away · pop. 444
• Somotor
  4.8 mi away · pop. 1,645
• Veľký Kamenec
  5.1 mi away · pop. 818
• Veľká Tŕňa
  5.3 mi away · pop. 447

Browse all places in Košice →

Recently spotted species

Common Sunburst Lichen

Xanthoria parietina

Seen 2026-09-05

tree moss

Pseudevernia furfuracea

Seen 2026-09-04

common greenshield lichen

Flavoparmelia caperata

Seen 2026-09-04

Branched Bur-reed

Sparganium erectum

Seen 2026-09-04

Water caltrop

Trapa natans

Seen 2026-09-04

floating fern

Salvinia natans

Seen 2026-09-04

field fluffweed

Filago arvensis

Seen 2026-09-01

Small Heath

Coenonympha pamphilus

Seen 2026-08-31

Field Eryngo

Eryngium campestre

Seen 2026-08-30

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).