Borken

Summary

Borken is a town^[1]. Borken ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Borken was a member of Hessischer Städtetag^[3].
• Borken was a member of Hessischer Städte- und Gemeindebund^[4].
• Borken is located in Schwalm-Eder-Kreis^[5].
• Borken is in the country of Germany^[6].
• Borken's image is recorded as Borken Hessen Panorama 8208.jpg^[7].
• Borken's instance of is recorded as town^[8].
• Borken's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[9].
• Borken's flag image is recorded as Flagge Borken (Hessen).svg^[10].
• Borken's flag image is recorded as Banner Borken (Hessen).svg^[11].
• Borken's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Borken (Hessen) COA.svg^[12].
• Borken's twinned administrative body is recorded as Méru^[13].
• Borken's twinned administrative body is recorded as Teuchern^[14].
• Borken's twinned administrative body is recorded as Izabelin^[15].
• Borken's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hüttschlag^[16].
• Borken's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133875497^[17].
• Borken's GND ID is recorded as 4080472-0^[18].
• Borken's locator map image is recorded as Borken (Hessen) in HR.svg^[19].
• Borken's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n98104855^[20].
• Borken's postal code is recorded as 34582^[21].
• Borken's Commons category is recorded as Borken (Hessen)^[22].
• Borken's licence plate code is recorded as HR^[23].
• Borken's licence plate code is recorded as FZ^[24].
• Borken's licence plate code is recorded as MEG^[25].
• Borken's licence plate code is recorded as ZIG^[26].
• Borken's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 452192^[27].

Body

Geography

Borken is in the country of Germany^[6]. Borken is located in Schwalm-Eder-Kreis^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+82.3'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+82.46'}^[29]. Borken's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+205'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+12742'}^[31], {'amount': '+12649'}^[32], {'amount': '+12440'}^[33], {'amount': '+12555'}^[34], {'amount': '+13359'}^[35], and {'amount': '+12565'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[8] and urban municipality in Germany^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Borken include Borkener See^[37], a lake^[38], in Germany^[39].

Why It Matters

Borken ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).^[2] Borken has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Borken is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Borken include Borkener See^[37], a lake^[38], in Germany^[39].