Borken

town in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Place medium_sized_district_town Q453
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Borken

Summary

Borken is a medium-sized district town[1]. Borken draws 160 Wikipedia views per month (medium_sized_district_town category, ranking #23 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Borken was a member of Lippeverband[3].
  • Borken was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[4].
  • Borken was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia[5].
  • Borken is located in Borken[6].
  • Borken is located in Borken[7].
  • Borken is in the country of Germany[8].
  • Borken's head of government is recorded as Mechtild Schulze Hessing[9].
  • Borken's instance of is recorded as medium-sized district town[10].
  • Borken's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city[11].
  • Borken's instance of is recorded as district capital[12].
  • Borken's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[13].
  • Borken's shares border with is recorded as Heiden[14].
  • Borken's shares border with is recorded as Velen[15].
  • Borken's twinned administrative body is recorded as Albertslund[16].
  • Borken's twinned administrative body is recorded as Whitstable[17].
  • Borken's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bolków[18].
  • Borken's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mölndal Municipality[19].
  • Borken's twinned administrative body is recorded as Grabow[20].
  • Borken's twinned administrative body is recorded as Albertslund Municipality[21].
  • Borken's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gmina Bolków[22].
  • Borken's postal code is recorded as 46325[23].
  • Borken's Commons category is recorded as Borken (Westfalen)[24].
  • Borken's licence plate code is recorded as BOR[25].
  • Borken's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[26].
  • Borken's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[27].

Body

Geography

Borken is in the country of Germany[8]. Located in include Borken[6], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1975[30].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+152.6'}[31] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+152.97'}[32]. Borken sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+50'}[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+42272'}[34], {'amount': '+42509'}[35], {'amount': '+30212'}[36], {'amount': '+42530'}[37], {'amount': '+42974'}[38], and {'amount': '+43489'}[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include medium-sized district town[10], Hanseatic city[11], district capital[12], and urban municipality in Germany[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Borken include Borken[40], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1975[43].

Why It Matters

Borken draws 160 Wikipedia views per month (medium_sized_district_town category, ranking #23 of 120).[2] Borken has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Borken is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for Borken include Borken[40], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[41], in Germany[42], founded in 1975[43].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . borken.de. Retrieved . borken.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . borken.de. Retrieved . borken.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . borken.de. Retrieved . borken.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . borken.de. Retrieved . borken.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . borken.de. Retrieved . borken.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . eglv.de. Retrieved . eglv.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . kommunen.nrw. Retrieved . kommunen.nrw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . DESTATIS 1975. wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . statistikportal.de. Retrieved . statistikportal.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . register of German municipalities (4th quarter 2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] . register of German municipalities (2022). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . destatis.de. Retrieved . destatis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population {'amount': '+42272'}, {'amount': '+42509'}, {'amount': '+30212'} +4
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  2. 4w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
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  3. 10w ago · Porrima · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Germany
    Twinned administrative body Albertslund, Whitstable, Bolków +4
    Population {'amount': '+42272'}, {'amount': '+42509'}, {'amount': '+30212'} +4
    Different from Borken
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P47]]: [[Q200247]]"
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