Borken (district)

Borken
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. region	Münster
Capital	Borken
Area
• Total	1,417.83 km2 (547.43 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Total	362,834
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	BOR
Website	http://www.kreis-borken.de

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 and Coesfeld.

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

Towns	Municipalities
Ahaus Bocholt Borken Gescher Gronau Isselburg Rhede Stadtlohn Vreden	Heek Heiden Legden Raesfeld Reken Schöppingen Südlohn Velen

Other websites

• Official Website (German)