Born, Netherlands
Village in Limburg, Netherlands
Coat of arms
51°02′00″N 5°48′40″E / 51.03333°N 5.81111°E / 51.03333; 5.81111
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Born ([ˈbɔr(ə)n]; Limburgish: Bor [ˈbɔʀ]) is a village in the Dutch municipality of Sittard-Geleen. It has a port on the Julianakanaal (Juliana canal) and has a zoo.[3] Born is also the site of the car factory VDL Nedcar and the headquarters and European Distribution Center of Mitsubishi Motors Europe.
Until 2001, Born was a separate municipality (population about 15,000), that included the villages Born, Buchten [nl], Holtum [nl], Grevenbicht, Papenhoven [nl] and Obbicht [nl].
See also
- 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion helped with liberation of Born on 19 September 1944.
- Obbicht en Papenhoven
Gallery
- Wolfrath Castle
- Ruins of Born Castle
- Lock in Born
References
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Populated places in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen
- Born
- Buchten [nl]
- Einighausen [nl]
- Grevenbicht
- Guttecoven [nl]
- Holtum [nl]
- Limbricht
- Munstergeleen
- Obbicht [nl]
- Papenhoven [nl]
List of cities, towns and villages in Limburg (Netherlands)
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