Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia

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Coordinates: 51°50′38″N 6°51′30″E / 51.84389, 6.85833

Borken
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Borken
Town subdivisions	12
Mayor	Rolf Lührmann (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	152.6 km² (58.9 sq mi)
Population	41,088  (31/12/2006)
- Density	269 /km² (697 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	BOR
Postal code	46325
Area code	02861

Borken is a town and the capital of the district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Neighbouring places 1.2 Division of the town 2 History 3 Sights in Borken 4 Affiliations 5 External links

[edit] Geography

Borken is situated 10 km east of the Dutch border.

[edit] Neighbouring places

• Raesfeld
• Heiden
• Südlohn
• Rhede
• Velen

[edit] Division of the town

Borken consists of 12 districts:

Borken Borkenwirthe/Burlo Gemen Grütlohn Gemenwirthe Gemenkrückling

Hoxfeld Hovesath Marbeck Rhedebrügge Weseke Westenborken

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] Affiliations

Borken is twinned with the following towns:

• Whitstable, Kent, England
• Albertslund, Denmark
• Mölndal, Sweden

[edit] External links

• Official site (German)
• Heraldry of Borken

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Borken (district) Ahaus | Bocholt | Borken | Gescher | Gronau | Heek | Heiden | Isselburg | Legden | Raesfeld | Reken | Rhede | Schöppingen | Stadtlohn | Südlohn | Velen | Vreden