Borkenwirthe
Borkenwirthe
City of Borken
Coordinates: 51 ° 53 ′ 7 ″ N , 6 ° 48 ′ 31 ″ E
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Height : | 55 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 24.6 km² | |
Residents : | 1100 | |
Population density : | 45 inhabitants / km² | |
Incorporation : | 1st July 1969 | |
Postal code : | 46325 | |
Primaries : | 02861, 02862 | |
Location of Borkenwirthe in North Rhine-Westphalia |
Borkenwirthe ( Low German Weerde ) is a farming community belonging to Borken in the district of the same name . About 1100 inhabitants live in the scattered settlement. Until 1969, Borkenwirthe and the neighboring village of Burlo formed an independent municipality.
The former Winterswijk – Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck railway , which has been closed since 1996, runs through the area .
In the center of Borkenwirthes is the Church of the Holy Cross , which today belongs to the parish of St. Ludgerus in Weseke .
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