Boršt () 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.

Name

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'. Boršt was attested as ''sancte Margarethe'' 'Saint Margaret' in 1334 after the former church in the village, and as ''Vorst'' in 1438. The church fell into disrepair and was razed in 1925.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 448.

History

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.

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Boršt on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Metlika {{Metlika-geo-stub