Borne is a municipality in the district of

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. Borne was first mentioned in 946; old spellings include Brunone (959), Burnon (973), Burne (1197) and the current spelling, used since 1211. The name derives from the phrase "am Brunnen", "by the spring", in reference to a still-extant natural spring.Max Ebeling, ''Stadt Egeln und Umgegend in Bildern aus der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart'' (1903), page 11

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Municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Salzlandkreis {{Salzlandkreis-geo-stub