| Borinka | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bratislava |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Malacky |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia Bratislava Region#Slovakia |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Borinka in the Bratislava Region |
| Coordinates: | 48.2667°N 22°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.79[1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.10 |
| Elevation M: | 263[2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 863 |
| Population Total: | 886[3] |
| Population Density Km2: | 55.28[4] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 21.34 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 900 32 |
| Area Code: | +421 2 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | MA |
| Website: | www.obecborinka.sk |
Borinka (Hungarian: Pozsonyborostyánkő) is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Malacky District in the Bratislava Region, at the foothills of the Little Carpathians, best known for the Pajštún Castle, and has many weekend homes (Slovak: chata). Dračí hrádok are another castle ruins located in its vicinity. The village is around 5 km east of Stupava and around 15 km north of Bratislava.
Older Slovak name Pajštún derives from German Ballenstein or Paulenstein. The current name Borinka (1948) is a result of mistake. Pajštún was incorrectly associated with Szuhabaranka (1273 castrum Borynka)[5] and renamed during post-war trials to return to older Slovak names.
The village lies at an altitude of 235 metres and covers an area of 15.79 km². It has population of 512 people.
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia"