Bornerbroek

Bornerbroek () (Low Saxon: Boornerbrook) is a church village in the municipality of Almelo in Twente, the Dutch province of Overijssel. Up to the municipal reorganisation of 1 January 2001, the village was part of the municipality of Borne.

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Place details

Locality: Almelo
Region: Overijssel
Country: Nederland
Population: 970
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Bornerbroek
Settlement.native_name: Boornerbrook
Settlement.native_name_lang: nds
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Sint Stephanuskerk Bornerbroek.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The Roman Catholic St. Stephanus church in the middle of Bornerbroek
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Overijssel
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Almelo
Settlement.elevation_m: 10
Settlement.area_total_km2: 15.58
Settlement.population_total: 1,970

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==History== The village was first mentioned in 1475 as Bornerbroeck, and means "swampy land near Borne". The suffix -broek in the village name is a reference to a marsh in the vicinity of the village.

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