Borken is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany in the Münster region. Neighboring districts are Steinfurt , Coesfeld , Recklinghausen , Wesel , Cleves , Bentheim in the Lower Saxony and the Dutch provinces Gelderland and Overijssel . The two biggest cities are Bocholt and Gronau .
4-421: Velen is a town in the district Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany with about 12,000 citizens . It consists of the two settlements of Velen and Ramsdorf and the four rural regions Ostendorf-Krueckling, Bleking-Holthausen, Nordvelen and Waldvelen. In 2003 the town received the title "staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort" (recreation village approved by the state) from the regional president. Since August 2012 it
8-591: Is a town. It was arwarded the title "annerkannter Luftkurort" (state-approved climatic health resort) in January of 2023. This Borken district location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Borken (district) During the era of the Holy Roman Empire the area was subordinate to the Prince-Bishopric of Münster for centuries. In 1803 the bishops lost this territory, and
12-591: The districts Rees, Recklinghausen and Coesfeld . The district is located in the western part of the Münsterland , a rather flat and rural area. The colors of the coat of arms were chosen to be the same as those of the Prince-Bishopric 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 is depicted three times to show
16-531: The short-lived Principality of Salm was founded. After the Napoleonic Wars the region became a part of the Prussian province of Westphalia in 1815. At that time the district was created, together with the district Ahaus . In 1923 the city Bocholt left the district and became a district-free city. In 1975 the district got its current size by incorporating the district Ahaus, the city Bocholt and small parts of
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