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| federal state | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
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| Residents | 42.530 (2019) | |
| height | 50 m | |
| Tourist info | 49 2861 939 252, 49 2861 7584 www.borken.de | |
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Bark is a city in Münsterland close to Dutch Border (Achterhoek) and adjacent to Lower Rhine.
background
Borken is the district town and service / administrative center for the south-western Münsterland.
The circle also includes: Ahaus, Bocholt (largest city in the district), Heek, Heathen, Gescher, Gronau, Isselburg, Legden, Raesfeld, Reken, Roadstead, Schoeppingen, City wages, South wage, Velen and Vreden.
Borken itself consists of the actual city (in which almost half of the inhabitants live) and the districts Borkenwirthe and Burlo, Gemen, Grütlohn, Hoxfeld, Rhedebrügge, Westenborken, Marbeck and Weseke as well as some smaller farming communities.
getting there
By plane
The nearest airports are the Munster Osnabrück Airport
(IATA: FMO), the Niederrhein Weeze Airport(IATA: NRN) and, further away, but with more regular connections and more easily accessible by public transport, in Dusseldorf Airport(IATA: DUS) .
By train
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The 1 Borken train station is the terminus of the RE 14, a regional express that travels from Essen via Bottrop, Gladbeck and Dorsten. The route is served by the NordWestBahn.
By bus
Flixbus drives to Borken, e.g. from Kassel, Hanover, Berlin and Arnhem. The 2 Long-distance bus stop Borken is located at the bus station near the train station, less than a kilometer northwest of the city center.
The Regional traffic Münsterland (RVM) operates the bus routes that connect Borken with the surrounding towns and districts. There are also night buses and call collective taxes at low-traffic times, as well as a bicycle bus (FietsenBus) in summer.
In the street
The city lies between the highway 
, which leads from the Ruhr area in the north to East Frisia and the 
that from the Ruhr area to the west, initially to Arnhem and even further to the Netherlands. The runs in an east-west direction 
through bark.
By bicycle
- * The 100 castles route leads through bark.
- with the FietsenBus from Borken, Dorsten, Coesfeld, Bocholt, Ress, Stadtlohn or Gronau.
- About the TOP routes along the German-Dutch border (see below)
mobility
In addition to the normal bus routes, a citizen bus has also been used in the peripheral areas since 2012.
Tourist Attractions
Bark
- the five still preserved Towers the former city fortifications
- former gothic Holy Spirit Church in north German brick Gothic, on the upper floor city Museum, below a gallery
- Hombornquelle nature reserve With Forellenhof Wolter stud
- Nature reserve around the Lünsberg, Newly designated in 2009 on the former military training area, still very untouched nature, Fliegerberg, sandy paths, dogs must be on a leash, paths must not
Gemen
- Gemen water castle, today Youth castle, Outside viewing and strolling in the garden at any time, inside viewing not possible, light evenings in autumn
- Agricultural bourgeoisie Grave, a local museum, maintained by Homeland club
Hoxfeld
- House Pröbsting, a small, renovated moated castle, the inner courtyard is freely accessible, the house cannot be viewed as it is privately owned
- Leisure facility Pröbsting around the reservoir, mini golf course, Planetary path, Gastronomy, playground, adventure playground, volleyball and basketball field, hiking, cycling, Boating
- Josef Bresser observatory, open every Thursday evening, depending on the season from 8:30 p.m. or 10:30 p.m.
- Borken-Hoxfeld airfield, Location of the air sports club and balloon sports group
Weseke
- Home house with apothecary garden, geological garden, Quellengrundpark and a water treading basin, guided tours are from Homeland club offered
- Garden picker, beautiful perennial garden with events such as midsummer, light evenings and garden days
Burlo
- Burlo-Vardingholter Venn and Entenschlatt, a nature reserve of Borken und Rhede, continued on the Dutch side as "Wooldse Veen", raised bog and wetlands, observation house by the pond
- Mariengarden Monastery of the order Oblates of the Immaculate Virgin Mary with high school and guest house
activities
- TOP route. A TOP (Tourist Orientation Point) is a point close to the border, from which you can cycle, hike or ride and close to which there are correspondingly worthwhile destinations. The system of TOPs extends from the district of Borken (as well as Achtehoek and Twente on the Dutch side) to the county of Bentheim in the north (with Vechtdal and Overijssel on the other side of the border).
- The Bocholter Aa-Weg leads 58km along the stream from Velen via Ramsdorf, Gemen, Borken, Rhede, Bocholt, Isselburg to Nach Anholt (with the moated castle Anholt). The Bocholter Aa flows into the Oude IJssel five kilometers behind the Dutch border.
- Hiking tours, I particularly recommend the Commiesen stalemate (Hiking on customs officers and smugglers' trails across the green border), which leads from Burlo north to Südlohn / Winterswijk.
- eBikes receive charging power free of charge in many restaurants and other establishments, see list.
shop
Two large shopping centers:
- Kuhm Center, Heidener Straße, 16 shops, 10,000 m² sales area, 550 parking spaces
- Vennehof, at the southern end of the pedestrian zone, around 30 shops including restaurants, 340 parking spaces in the multi-storey car park plus others in the vicinity, opening times of the shops: Mon-Fri 9: 00-19: 00, Sat 9: 00-18: 00
Above the shopping center is the Town hall in the Vennehof.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- Jugendburg Gemen (Youth education center of the diocese of Münster), 46325 Borken-Gemen, Schlossplatz 1 (For the navigation system: Borken, Coesfelder Str. 10 (main entrance)). Tel.: 49 2861 92200, Fax: 49 2861 922020, Email: [email protected]. Large Catholic youth education center with 230 beds and 27 group rooms.
- Mariengarden Oblate Monastery (Guest house), 46325 Borken-Burlo, Vennweg 6. Tel.: 49 2862 30217, Fax: 49 2862 30218, Email: [email protected].
Learn
Borken has an above-average range of schools. There are several grammar schools with different subjects (economics, technology, education and social affairs) and also with a Christian orientation (Mariengarden high school), as well as universities of applied sciences (social and health services, business and administration, construction / wood / electrical and metal engineering), vocational schools and a technical school for monument preservation and renovation of old buildings.
Work
security
health
Practical advice
Tourist-Info Borken, 46325 Borken, Marktpassage 3 (in the old town hall). Tel.: 49 2861 939252, Fax: 49 2861 66792, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mo-Fr 9:00 a.m.-1: 00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.-6: 00 p.m., Sa 10:00 a.m.-1: 00 p.m.
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.borken.de/ - Official website of Borken
