Born (; li, Bor ) is a village in the
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municipality of
Sittard-Geleen
Sittard-Geleen (; li, Zittert-Gelaen ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It was formed in 2001 from the former municipalities Sittard, Geleen and Born.
The combined municipality has approximately 92,518 inhabitants (March 2019) ...
. It has a port on the
Julianakanaal
The Juliana Canal (Dutch and Limburgish: , , ), named after Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, is a 36 km long canal in the southern Netherlands, providing a bypass of an unnavigable section of the river Meuse between Maastricht and Maasb ...
(Juliana canal). Born is also the site of the car factory
VDL Nedcar
VDL Nedcar is an automotive manufacturing company in Born, Netherlands. Since December 2012 it has been owned by the Dutch industrial conglomerate VDL Groep. Previous owners were Mitsubishi Motors and Volvo Cars. The company had its origins in ...
and the headquarters and European Distribution Center of
Mitsubishi Motors Europe
Mitsubishi Motors Europe (MME) is the European headquarters and sales, distribution subsidiary of the Japanese automotive manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors. Their headquarters and distribution center are located in Born in the Netherlands.
Histor ...
. It has a zoo.
Until 2001, Born was a separate municipality (population about 15,000), that included the villages Born, , ,
Grevenbicht
Grevenbicht (; li, Beeg ) is a village in the south-eastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, about 8 km north-west of Sittard, on the east bank of the Meuse river.
In 1982, the municipality of Gr ...
, and .
See also
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82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
The 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion was a part of the 2nd Armored Division, and was activated July 15, 1940, at Fort Benning, Georgia, for World War II. The organization was made up of trained men, from cavalry and reconnaissance units. ...
helped with liberation of Born on 19 September 1944.
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Obbicht en Papenhoven Obbicht en Papenhoven (, li, Opbeech en Papenhaove ) is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It consisted of the villages Obbicht and Papenhoven, located on the river Meuse about 8 km northwest of Sittard.
Obbicht en Pap ...
Gallery
File:WOLFRATH-002a.JPG , Wolfrath Castle
File:Kasteel Born, ruïne.JPG, Ruins of Born Castle
File:Stuw Born-62a.JPG, Lock in Born
References
Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2001
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Sittard-Geleen
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