What is Borken (district)?
{{Infobox German district| name=Borken| image_coa=DEU Kreis Borken COA.svg| image_flag=Flagge des Kreises Borken.svg| state=North Rhine-Westphalia| capital=[[Borken]]| regierungsbezirk=[[Münster Government Region|Münster]]|Kreisschlüssel = 05554| area=1,417.83| population=362,834| population_as_of=2002| density=256| carsign=BOR| url=http://www.kreis-borken.de| map=North_rhine_w_bor.png |latd=51.9167 |longd=6.9167 }} '''Borken''' is a ''Landkreis'' (rural district, or [[county]]) in the northwestern part of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. In [[1975]] the district was made by joining the old district of Ahaus, the city of Bocholt and small parts of the districts of Rees, [[Recklinghausen Rural District|Recklinghausen]] and [[Coesfeld Rural District|Coesfeld]]. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[File:DEU Kreis Borken COA.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The colors of the coat of arms were chosen to be the same as those of [[Münster]], the long-time owner of the region. The three white anchors in the middle derive from the coat of arms of the ''Herrschaft Anholt''. It's depicted three times to show the three main parts the district was created from - the old district Borken, the district Ahaus and the city [[Bocholt]]. |} == Towns and municipalities == {| !align=left width=50%|Towns !align=left width=50%|Municipalities |- valign=top || # [[Ahaus]] # [[Bocholt]] # [[Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia|Borken]] # [[Gescher]] # [[Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia|Gronau]] # [[Isselburg]] # [[Rhede]] # [[Stadtlohn]] # [[Vreden]] || # [[Heek, Germany|Heek]] # [[Heiden, Germany|Heiden]] # [[Legden]] # [[Raesfeld]] # [[Reken]] # [[Schöppingen]] # [[Südlohn]] # [[Velen, Germany|Velen]] |} == Other websites == * [http://www.kreis-borken.de Official Website] (German) {{north rhine-westphalia}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Borken (district)| ]]