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 .