Borznianskyi Raion was founded in 1923. Its area makes up 5% of the oblast territory. The region is situated almost at the center of the oblast and borders on Menskyi Raion, Sosnytskyi Raion, Koropskyi Raion, Bakhmatskyi Raion, Ichnianskyi Raion, Nizhynskyi Raion and Kulykivskyi Raion. The raion covers an area of 1,600 square kilometres. There are 63 built-up areas in the region, which are subordinated by the town council and by the 26 village councils. The landscape of the territory is mainly plain, the northern part is somewhat waterlogged, with woods, small rivers and lakes. The biggest river is Desna with Seym and Borzenka inflows. The soil is mainly chernozem, meadow-chernozem, ash-laden and sod-ash-laden. The region is located on the south border of the mixed forest zone. Among minerals there are peat, industrial supply of clay and sand. The region is intersected by the international highway Moscow—Kiev ; the railways are going in two directions, the biggest stations for freight transport and passenger traffic are Doch, Plysky and Kruty.
Economics
The economy of the region is mostly represented in agriculture. On the fields of 42 farms are grown potatoes, wheats, crops. The products are made out of cattle breeding, the poultry farming. The growth of production in agriculture is stimulating the development of the food industry. The high qualitygrain alcohol is produced at the Shabalynivskiy alcohol-factory, which is the biggest industrial factory of the region. Borznaagroinvest produces 12 types of groats and the high quality flour. Borznaagroptakhproduct is incarnating more than 500 thousand poultry in a season. Komarivskiy molokozavod is the only in Ukraine that produces cheese of double fattiness and about 16 types of dairy products. Fabryka pechyva Borzna produces 14 types of cookies, which are supplied to more than 100 trading organizations in Ukraine. The Sausage plant rayspozhyvspilky produces more than 15 tons of sausages per year. Borznyanskiy khlibozavod, apart from the main products, produces 13 types of soft drinks. In the region area, besides the big processing factories, there are village small bakeries, which provide the local citizens with bread.
Culture and tourism
The cultural places of the region are: 28 palaces of culture, 14 clubs, 1 movie theatre, 42 public libraries, musical school, the museum of history and the folk theatre. An historical-memorial complex Hannyna Pustyn is a ten-minute drive away from Borzna in the village of Motronivka. Borzna has a Museum of Oleksandr Sayenko. At the beginning of the 19th century there were 5 stone churches in Borzna: Troizkiy cathedral, church of the Nativity, St. Nicholas church, the Bell tower, Blagovishchenska church and Voskresenska. During the last couple of years the following churches were restored: St. Nicholas church, Church of the Nativity, St. Vasyl church and others.
