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Borken (district)
Borken is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the northwestern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in the Münster region. Neighboring districts are Steinfurt, Coesfeld, Recklinghausen, Wesel, Cleves, Bentheim in the Lower Saxony and the Dutch provinces Gelderland and Overijssel. The two biggest cities are Bocholt and Gronau. History During the era of the Holy Roman Empire the area was subordinate to the Prince-Bishopric of Münster for centuries. In 1803 the bishops lost this territory, and the short-lived Principality of Salm was founded. After the Napoleonic Wars the region became a part of the Prussian province of Westphalia in 1815. At that time the district was created, together with the district Ahaus. In 1923 the city Bocholt left the district and became a district-free city. In 1975 the district got its current size by incorporating the district Ahaus, the city Bocholt and small parts of the districts Rees, Recklinghausen and Coesfeld Coesfeld (; Westphalian: ''Koosfel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia
Borken (, Westphalian: ''Buorken'') is a town and the capital of the district of the same name, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Borken is situated 10 km east of the Dutch border. Borken station is the northern terminus on the remaining section of the Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck–Winterswijk railway. Neighbouring places * Raesfeld * Heiden * Südlohn * Rhede * Velen Division of the town Borken consists of 12 districts: The 10 largest groups of foreign residents by 31 December 2018: History The name comes from the German word "Burg" or "Burk" and gradually changed to "Burke", then "Burken" and finally to "Borken". Around the year 800 the village was being used by Charles The Great (Charlemagne) as a stopover place on his travels. In 1226 City rights were granted by Bishop Dietrich II of Isenberg-Limburg. Fortification of the city with walls and towers was first noted in 1391. In the last years of the Holy Roman Empire (1803–06) it was the capital of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of French domination over most of continental Europe. The wars stemmed from the unresolved disputes associated with the French Revolution and the French Revolutionary Wars consisting of the War of the First Coalition (1792–1797) and the War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802). The Napoleonic Wars are often described as five conflicts, each termed after the coalition that fought Napoleon: the Third Coalition (1803–1806), the Fourth (1806–1807), the Fifth (1809), the Sixth (1813–1814), and the Seventh (1815) plus the Peninsular War (1807–1814) and the French invasion of Russia (1812). Napoleon, upon ascending to First Consul of France in 1799, had inherited a republic in chaos; he subsequently created a state with stable financ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raesfeld
Raesfeld () is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km south of Borken and 30 km east of the Dutch border. Raesfeld's landmark is the moated castle , originally built in the 13th century and extended and remodeled in Renaissance style in the 17th century. It is now primarily used by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia as a center for the teaching of crafts; the formal gardens have been lost, but the wildlife park has been restored and is part of the European Garden Heritage Network. The municipality of Raesfeld includes , a village within the that has an ancient oak, the , thought to be 600–850 years old and named for Vehmic court The Vehmic courts, ''Vehmgericht'', holy vehme, or simply Vehm, also spelt ''Feme'', ''Vehmegericht'', ''Fehmgericht'', are names given to a "proto-vigilante" tribunal system of Westphalia in Germany active during the later Middle Ages, based on a f ... se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legden
Legden (; Westphalian: ''Ledden'') is a municipality in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located between Ahaus and Coesfeld Coesfeld (; Westphalian: ''Koosfeld'') is the capital of the district of Coesfeld in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. History Coesfeld received its city rights in 1197, but was first recorded earlier than that in the biography of St .... References Borken (district) {{Borken-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heiden, Germany
Heiden is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 5 km east of Borken. Its most important symbol are the '' devil stones''. Geography Location Heiden is located in the west of the Westphalian Lowland near to the changeover to the Ruhr area in the south. In the north of Heiden are ''The Mountains'' (''Die Berge''). Heiden is surrounded by many woods. Neighbouring places In the north Heiden borders the city of Borken and the city of Velen, in the east borders the municipality of Reken. The southern border of Heiden to Dorsten is also the border to the district of Recklinghausen. Division Officially, Heiden has no division. Nevertheless, there are hamlets outside the urban settlement of Heiden. On the one hand, there are the dispersed settlements of Leblich with its Hamlets ''Buschausen'', ''Leblich'' and ''Heiden along the Railway Street'' in the south and on the other hand ''Nordick'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heek, Germany
Heek is a municipality in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approx. 20 km south-east of Enschede. Heek consists of two villages, Heek and Nienborg. Sights The municipality has various sights to offer: * Nienborg Castle * Saint Ludgerus Church in Heek. In 1256, this catholic church was mentioned in a document for the first time. It was enlarged several times. The church houses various masterpieces of art, e.g. a baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ... pulpit dating from 1755 and a medieval tabernacle from 1520. * In the middle of Heek, ''Eppingscher Hof'', a historic farm house dating from 1857, was transformed into a cultural center in 1990. File:HeekEppingscherHof.jpg, Histori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vreden
Vreden is a small town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany near the Dutch border. The town is located near the river Berkel. The first mentioning of the town is proven for the year 839. In 1252 Vreden obtained city rights. Demographics Religion * 90% Christian * 10% other Culture and sights Museums * Hamaland-Museum ** Farmer-Museum * Silhouette Museum * Miniature Shoe Museum * Skulpturenpark Erning * Heimathaus Noldes * Berkelkraftwerk * Biologische Station Zwillbrock Buildings * Former castle * Old townhall * Foundations of seven older churches under the current day St. Georg church * Baroque church in Zwillbrock * Stiftskirche (collegiate church of the former noble convent of Vreden) Parks *The "Zwillbrocker Venn": The Zwillbrocker Venn, approximately 10 km east of the city centre is part of a large nature reserve with numerous water areas. The Venn is home of Europe's largest black-headed gull breeding area and the world's northernmost flamingo breeding site. *Vreden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velen
Velen is a town in the district Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with about 12,000 citizens. It consists of the two settlements of Velen and Ramsdorf and the four rural regions Ostendorf-Krueckling, Bleking-Holthausen, Nordvelen and Waldvelen. In 2003 the town received the title "staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort" (recreation village approved by the state) from the regional president. Since August 2012 it is a town. Personalities * Hendrickje Stoffels Hendrickje Stoffels (1626 – 21 July 1663) was the longtime partner of Rembrandt. The couple were unable to marry because of the financial settlement linked to the will of Rembrandt's deceased wife Saskia, but they remained together until Hendri ... (1626-1663), partner of the Dutch Baroque painter Rembrandt * Ludwig Averkamp (1927-2013), Archbishop of Hamburg * Klaus Balkenhol (born 1939), German dressage rider * Georg Veit (born 1956), writer * Marv Terhoch, son of Velen-born Kurt Terhoch, refugee to Canada in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadtlohn
The city of Stadtlohn ( nds, Stadlaun), which has 20,746 inhabitants (Dec. 2020), Stadt Stadtlohn, accessed 24 July 2021. is located in the western Münsterland in the northwest of and is a district town of Borken in the administrative district. The River |
Rhede
Rhede () is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, approximately east of Bocholt. Notable residents * Thomas Giessing, athlete and Olympic athlete * Kristian Liebrand, photographer * Michael Roes, writer * Franz August Schmölders, Orientalist * Ulrike Tillmann Ulrike Luise Tillmann FRS is a mathematician specializing in algebraic topology, who has made important contributions to the study of the moduli space of algebraic curves. She is the president of the London Mathematical Society in the period ..., mathematician * Bernardo Enrique Witte, Roman Catholic bishop References External links * Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia Borken (district) {{Borken-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isselburg
Isselburg () is a town in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Issel, near the border of the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ..., and approximately 10 km west of Bocholt. Division The largest villages are Anholt, Isselburg, and Werth. Smaller communities include Vehlingen, Herzebocholt and Heelden. Local council (Stadtrat) Elections in May 2014: * SPD: 9 seats (-2) * CDU: 11 seats (+1) * Alliance 90/The Greens: 3 seats (±0) * FDP: 3 seats (+1) Mayors Church at Anholt St. Pankratius at Anholt (built 1851 – 1862) Isselburg St. Pankratius Front 1.jpg, Church St. Pankratius at Anholt (Isselburg) 2009-09 St Pankraz Innen 01.JPG, St. Pankraz in the Romanesque (revival) style Gallery Werth-kr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gescher
Gescher is a municipality in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands. It is most often known for its bell work, and it includes a Museum of Bells. Geography Gescher is surrounded by farming communities and can be seen as more of a rural town. Farming Communities and Suburbs Farming Communities and suburbs belonging to Gescher include: * Harwick * Estern * Büren * Tungerloh-Capellen * Tungerloh-Pröbsting * Hochmoor Location Gescher is located in the western half of the ''Regierungsbezirk'', Münsterland. It finds itself within the District of Borken, just to the south of Stadtlohn. To the east lies the District of Coesfeld, and the Dutch border can be found to the west. The river, Berkel runs through Gescher and used to be used extensively to deliver goods between Dutch towns and Münster. History The early history of Gescher starts as a connecting stop on a postal route running from Muenst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
