Borne

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Borne

Total population

20,930

Coordinates52.30°, 6.75°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Borne is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the region of Twente. Its inhabitants also have the nickname Melbuul.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer

Dutch noble, diplomat and composer (1692-1766)

R

Rineke Engwerda

Dutch artist and painter

Simon C. Dik

Dutch linguist (1940-1995)

J

Jan Wegter

Dutch actor (1930-1994)

T

Tom Bloeming

Dutch football player

Agnes van Twickelo

- 3 Mar 1551

K

Klaas Annink

Dutch murderer

Hajé Schartman

Dutch politician (1937–2008)

C

Catharina Haverkamp

Dutch actress (born 1959)

M

Moniek Kleinsman

Dutch speed skater and politician

E

Erwin Extercatte

Dutch darts player

Nicolaas van Wijk

Dutch linguist

J

Justinus Pedro Johannes Gewin

B

Berendina Hertgers

J.W. Schneider

politician

A

Albert Nijland

Dutch architect

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Overijssel

• Hertme
  1.4 mi away · pop. 520
• Zenderen
  1.9 mi away · pop. 1,345
• Hengelo
  3.1 mi away · pop. 79,798
• Saasveld
  3.2 mi away · pop. 1,672
• Delden
  3.3 mi away · pop. 7,431
• Deurningen
  3.7 mi away · pop. 1,018
• Bornerbroek
  4 mi away · pop. 1,827
• Albergen
  4.8 mi away · pop. 3,550
• Almelo
  5.3 mi away · pop. 69,174
• Weerselo
  5.5 mi away · pop. 2,992
• Mariaparochie
  5.7 mi away · pop. 273
• Bentelo
  5.9 mi away · pop. 1,598

Browse all places in Overijssel →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Wasp Spider

Argiope bruennichi

Seen 2026-09-20

hen of the woods

Grifola frondosa

Seen 2026-09-20

Jelly-antler

Calocera viscosa

Seen 2026-09-20

common earthball

Scleroderma citrinum

Seen 2026-09-20

Deathcap

Amanita phalloides

Seen 2026-09-20

Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

Seen 2026-09-19

Long-winged Conehead

Conocephalus fuscus

Seen 2026-09-18

Mossy Rose Gall Wasp

Diplolepis rosae

Seen 2026-09-18

Green Leafhopper

Cicadella viridis

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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