Born, Netherlands Explained

Born
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Limburg
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Sittard-Geleen
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:39
Area Total Km2:1.51
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2,405
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:6120-6121
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:046
Blank Name Sec1:Transport
Blank1 Name Sec1:Major roads
Blank1 Info Sec1:A2, N297

Born (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈbɔr(ə)n/; Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish: Bor in Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish pronounced as /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,,, Grevenbicht, and .

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 6121BK . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 25 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 25 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Ontdek Kasteelpark Born, een bezoek waard. Zoo's website.