Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Borken is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated 10 km east of the Dutch border. Population: 40,900 (2002). The village of Borken was founded around 800. It became a town in the 13th century. In the last years of the Holy Roman Empire (1803-06) it was the capital of the short-lived principality of Salm. Sights in Borken: Gemen Castle, surrounded by a water moat, built in 1411 Medieval city wall with five round watchtowers from the 14th century St. Remigius church, about 1160 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.