Borchen
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| Borchen | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Detmold |
| District | Paderborn |
| Local subdivisions | 5 |
| Mayor | Heinrich Schwarzenberg (CDU) |
| Governing party | CDU |
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| Area | 77.13 km² (29.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (492 ft) |
| Population | 13,495 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 175 /km² (453 /sq mi) |
| Founded | 1969 |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | PB |
| Postal codes | 33176–33178 |
| Area codes | 05251, 05292, 05293 |
| Website | www.borchen.de |
| Location of Borchen within Paderborn district | |
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Borchen is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
Borchen is situated in the Paderborn tableland, approximately 5 km south of Paderborn. The municipality also contains a small part of the eastern Hellweg area. At the north-western border of Borchen the Altenau River flows into the Alme River.
[edit] Neighbouring muncipalities
Starting in the north, rotating clockwise, Paderborn, Lichtenau, Bad Wünneberg and Salzkotten are neighbouring municipalities of Borchen.
[edit] Division of the municipality
According to § 4 of Borchen's ordinance[1] the municipality is divided into the following urban areas:
- Alfen
- Dörenhagen (including Eggeringhausen and Busch)
- Etteln
- Kirchborchen (including Schloß Hamborn)
- Nordborchen
[edit] History
Borchen in its current form is only existing since 1969. Its predecessors were governed by the Archdiocese of Paderborn.
In the 14th century the Bishopric of Paderborn was formed, which in turn became part of the Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle from the 16th century onward. From 1802 until 1807 the Bishopric was occupied by the Kingdom of Prussia, whereafter it fell to the Kingdom of Westphalia. But already in 1813 this Kingdom fell apart and in 1815 the Prussian Kingdom reoccupies the area. In this period Prussia instituted new administrative divisions which, in a modified form, can still be found today.
Thus the area became member of the newly founded administrative district of Minden in the Province of Westphalia. In 1816, during the process of forming the new Districts of Germany, Alfen, Nordborchen, Kirchborchen and Dörenhagen were integrated into the district of Paderborn, whereas Etteln became member of the district of Büren.
Then in 1969, the municipalites Alfen, Nordborchen and Kirchborchen fusioned, forming the municipality of Borchen. Finally, on January 1, 1975, Etteln and Dörenhangen joined Borchen.
[edit] Twin Towns
Schwarzenberg, Saxony (since 2007)
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