Borzna. Map: II-13. City (2001 pop 11,707) founded in 1633, raion center in Chernihiv oblast. Because of its distance from the railway (14 km), it has not grown (1897 pop 12,000). In 1782 it became a county town in Chernihiv gubernia. The city has a brick factory, a lumber-processing factory, and a food industry.