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Village

Borka

Local name: Bôrka

Located in Rožňava District, Košice Region Coordinates: 48°37′57″ N 20°45′52″ E

Map showing the location of Borka Borka
Location in Slovakia
Population
678
678
Elevation
567 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Bratislava · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSC Košice International Airport35 km
TAT Poprad-Tatry Airport62 km

About Borka

Borka is a village. Location: Rožňava District, Košice Region. Population: 678. Elevation: 567 m.

From Wikipedia

Bôrka (Hungarian: Barka) is a village and municipality in the Rožňava District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1409
Area
23.7 km²
Official website
obecBorka.sk

Source: Wikidata

Population of Borka over time

Population of Borka over time
2017 579
2021 616
2024 652
2025 678

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Borka

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 42 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
June (90 mm)
Driest month
February (26 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Borka
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°2°7°13°18°21°23°22°18°12°5°0°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-2°2°7°10°12°11°7°3°-2°-5°
Precipitation (mm)282628497290787052434234

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Borka

The nearest airport is Košice International Airport (KSC), 35 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Košice, 37 km to the east.

Airports

  • Košice International Airport (KSC) Košice 35 kmeast
  • Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) Poprad 62 kmnorthwest
  • Sliač Airport (SLD) Sliač 120 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Košice Population: 225K 37 kmeast
  • Miskolc Population: 154.5K 59 kmsouth
  • Nyíregyháza Population: 117.7K 103 kmsoutheast
  • Debrecen Population: 202.4K 138 kmsoutheast
  • Satu Mare Population: 112.5K 181 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Borka

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 166 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Ida River 15 kmE
  • Boroska Mountain 17 kmS

25–60 km29 places

  • Branisko Mountain 51 kmN
  • Spišská Kapitula Attraction 41 kmN
  • Spiš Castle Historic site 41 kmN
  • Slovenský Raj Mountain 44 kmNW

60–100 km172 places

  • Skalnaté pleso Lake 73 kmNW
  • Popradské Pleso Lake 77 kmNW
  • Ostrá Mountain 80 kmNW
  • Vysoká Mountain 78 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Boroska Mountain, Borsod-Abauj Zemplen county
    17 km S
  • Ida River, Košice Region
    15 km E

Sources & licences

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