Borša
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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.
Key facts
- Slovak place.name
- Borša
- Slovak place.other_name
- Borsi
- Slovak place.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Slovak place.image_skyline
- Rakoczi castle of Borsa.jpg
- Slovak place.image_caption
- Rakóczi castle of Borsa
- Slovak place.image_flag
- Borsa-trebisov-flag.svg
- Slovak place.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Slovak place.subdivision_type2
- District
- Slovak place.subdivision_name2
- Trebišov District
- Slovak place.pushpin_map
- Slovakia Košice Region#Slovakia
- Slovak place.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Slovak place.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Borša in the Košice Region##Location of Borša in Slovakia
- Slovak place.leader_title
- Mayor
- Slovak place.leader_name
- Anna Tünde Vargová since 2018; Independent
- Slovak place.established_title
- First mentioned
- Slovak place.established_date
- 1221
- Slovak place.elevation_m
- 101
- Slovak place.postal_code_type
- Postal code
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Ethnicity
- Religion
- Facilities
- Genealogical resources
- See also
- References
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== 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Borša” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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