Born, Netherlands

Village in Limburg, Netherlands

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

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 6121BK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
3. "Ontdek Kasteelpark Born, een bezoek waard". Zoo's website.