Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia
Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Name = Borken
Wappen = Wappen von Borken.pngWappengröße = 100
lat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 50 |lat_sec = 38
lon_deg = 6 |lon_min = 51 |lon_sec = 30
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Nordrhein-Westfalen
Regierungsbezirk = Münster
Kreis = Borken
Höhe =
Fläche = 152.6
Einwohner = 41088
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 46325
Vorwahl = 02861
Kfz = BOR
Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 5 54 012
Gliederung = 12
Straße = Im Piepershagen 17
Bürgermeister = Rolf Lührmann
Partei = CDU
Borken is a town and the capital of the district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Borken is situated 10 km east of the Dutch border.
Neighbouring places
* Raesfeld
* Heiden
* Südlohn
* Rhede
* Velen
Division of the town
Borken consists of 12 districts:
History
The village of Borken was founded around 800. It became a town in the 13th century. In the last years of the Holy Roman Empire (1803-06) it was the capital of the short-lived principality of Salm.
Sights in Borken
* Gemen Castle, surrounded by a water moat, built in 1411
* Medieval city wall with five round watchtowers from the 14th century
* St. Remigius church, about 1160
Affiliations
Borken is twinned with the following towns:
*flagicon|England Whitstable, Kent, England
*flagicon|Denmark Albertslund, Denmark
*flagicon|Sweden Mölndal, Sweden
External links
* [http://www.borken.de/ Official site] de icon
* [http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/b/borkenn.htm Heraldry of Borken]
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