| Borša | |
| Native Name: | Borsi |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kosice |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Trebišov |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Borša in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 48.3953°N 21.7083°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Anna Tünde Vargová since 2018; Independent |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1221 |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.54[1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.68 |
| Elevation M: | 101[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 331 |
| Population Total: | 1134[3] |
| Population Density Km2: | 119.49[4] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 46.14 |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 076 32 |
| Area Code: | +421 56 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | KS |
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.
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.[5]
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.
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.[6] [7]
In the most recent Slovak census of 2011, 644 inhabitants were Slovaks (53.0%) and 545 were Hungarians (44.9%).[8]
The village has a public library and a football pitch.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Kosice, Slovakia"