Borne, Overijssel

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Borne

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mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Overijssel
area_footnotes = (2006)
area_total_km2 = 26.17
area_land_km2 = 26.00
area_water_km2 = 0.17
population_as_of = 1 January, 2007
population_note = Source: CBS, [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline] .
settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 21212
population_density_km2 = 811
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2).

Population centres

*Borne
*Hertme
*Zenderen

Bornerbroek, historically part of Borne, is nowadays part of the Almelo municipality.Borne borders the municipalities of Hengelo, Hof van Twente, Almelo and Tubbergen.

The town of Borne

Borne was originally the "richterambt" (judicial district) Borne, made up of the "Marke Senderen" (Zenderen) and "Bi den Broeke" (lit. "by the brook", Bornerbroek) and the hamlet of Hertme. In 1655 Hertme has evolved into an independent "marke".

Although largely agricultural in nature, there was also a well-established textile cottage-industry in the region. At the beginning of the 18th century, Salomon Jacob Spanjaard, born in Germany, settled in Borne as a travelling salesman, buying the produce of this cottage-industry and dealing in second-hand clothing. In 1828 this led to the establishment of "De Spanjaard" as a textile-factory, which was a major employer in the town up to the Second World War. Borne was the first Dutch village to get electricity, in 1895, thanks to the vision of Rendo Wolter Hendrikus Hofstede Crull, who earned his degree in Germany. Later he worked in the United States.

Borne is the sister city of the German town Rheine.

External links

* [http://www.borne.nl Official Website] ----