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Born, Netherlands

Coordinates: 51°02′00″N 5°48′40″E / 51.03333°N 5.81111°E / 51.03333; 5.81111
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Born
Village
Church: de Kerk Sint Martinuskerk
Church: de Kerk Sint Martinuskerk
Coat of arms of Born
Born is located in Netherlands
Born
Born
Location in the Netherlands
Born is located in Limburg, Netherlands
Born
Born
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°02′00″N 5°48′40″E / 51.03333°N 5.81111°E / 51.03333; 5.81111
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalitySittard-Geleen
Area
 • Total1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation39 m (128 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,405
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6120-6121[1]
Dialing code046
Major roadsA2, N297

Born (Dutch: [ˈbɔr(ə)n]; Limburgish: Bor [bɔʀ]) 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].

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "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.