| Official Name: | Boršt |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | White Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Southeast Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Metlika |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.4 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 56 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.5984°N 15.2706°W |
| Elevation M: | 151.3 |
| Postal Code: | 8332 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Boršt (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɔɾʃt/) is a small settlement on the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The entire area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]
The name Boršt is a relatively frequent name for settlements, regions, and hills in Slovenia. It is derived from the common noun boršt 'woods, forest', borrowed from Middle High German for(e)st 'woods, forest'.[3] Boršt was attested as sancte Margarethe 'Saint Margaret' in 1334 after the former church in the village, and as Vorst in 1438.[4] The church fell into disrepair and was razed in 1925.[5]
Roman graves have been discovered near the village, testifying to human habitation in antiquity. In 1523 the Seignory of Gradac owned two farms in Boršt. Dominiče Manor (German: Dominitschhoff) stood to the southeast. The structure was built by Peter Dominitsch (Dominič); after his line died out, it came into the hands of the barons of Gusič, who owned the castle at Gradac. The manor later fell into decay.[5]