Arnsbach, Borken

Last updated
Arnsbach
Village of Borken
Arnsbach Dorfbrunnen.jpg
Location of Arnsbach
Arnsbach, Borken
Germany adm location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Arnsbach
Hesse location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Arnsbach
Coordinates: 51°03′16″N9°14′46″E / 51.05444°N 9.24611°E / 51.05444; 9.24611 Coordinates: 51°03′16″N9°14′46″E / 51.05444°N 9.24611°E / 51.05444; 9.24611
Country Germany
State Hesse
District Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Town Borken
Area
  Total6.88 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total482
  Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Arnsbach is a village in the Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, northern Hesse, Germany. It became a district of Borken in 1974. It has 482 inhabitants (February 2020). [1] It lies near the Stockelache bathing lake. On the northeastern foot of the Altenburg (castle) lies the early settlement of Blankenhain. The village is first mentioned in documents in 1245 as Arnesbach. The district of Arnsbach is located in the west of the Borken basin and has a size of approximately 688 hectares. The bathing lake of Stockelache was created from a lignite mine in the area. Southeast, on the summit of the mountain Altenburg and partly on Arnsbacher district, are the remains of an Iron Age circular wall called Altenburg, or Altenburg at Römersberg.

Related Research Articles

Wesermarsch is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. Neighboring are the districts of Cuxhaven and Osterholz, the city of Bremen in the state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, the urban district of Delmenhorst, the district of Oldenburg and the urban district of Oldenburg, and the districts of Ammerland and Friesland.

Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia Place in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Borken is a town and the capital of the district of the same name, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Taupō Town in the North Island of New Zealand

Taupō, sometimes spelled Taupo, is a town on the north-eastern shore of Lake Taupo in the central North Island of New Zealand. The town is the largest urban area and the seat of the Taupo District, and the second-largest urban area in the Waikato region behind Hamilton.

Altenburg City in Thuringia, Germany

Altenburg is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located 40 kilometres south of Leipzig, 90 kilometres west of Dresden and 100 kilometres east of Erfurt. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district and part of a polycentric old-industrial textile and metal production region between Gera, Zwickau and Chemnitz with more than 1 million inhabitants, while the city itself has a population of 33,000. Today, the city and its rural county is part of the Central German Metropolitan Region.

Băile Tușnad Town in Harghita, Romania

Băile Tușnad is a town in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

Heiden, Germany Place in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Heiden is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 5 km east of Borken.

Raesfeld Place in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Raesfeld is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km south of Borken and 30 km east of the Dutch border.

Borken, Hesse Place in Hesse, Germany

Borken is a small town with about 13,000 inhabitants in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany.

Moosach Place in Bavaria, Germany

Moosach is a municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Glonn.

Stahlhofen am Wiesensee Place in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Stahlhofen am Wiesensee is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is not to be confused with Stahlhofen, another community in the same district, but in the Verbandsgemeinde of Montabaur.

Burang Town Town in Tibet, Peoples Republic of China

Burang, known as Purang in Tibetan, is a town which serves as the administrative center of Burang County, Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), China. The town lies at 4,755 metres altitude in the valley of the Sarayu Karnali River. As of 2010, the town has a population of 6,047. To the south are Gurla Mandhata and the Abi Gamin ranges. Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash are to the north. This region is the mythological and actual river nexus of the Himalaya with sources of the Indus, Ganges and Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra all within 110 kilometres (70 mi) of Burang.

Großenenglis

The formerly independent community of Großenenglis has been since its amalgamation with Borken in 1974 with its population then of 1,190 the northernmost and largest by land area (988 ha) of Borken's constituent communities.

Borkener See

Borkener See is an artificial lake in West Hesse Depression, Hesse, Germany. At an elevation of 177 metres (581 ft), its surface area is 139 hectares. Created by the mining of lignite coal, the lake is nutrient-poor and slightly basic in pH. The lake and its surrounding area are a habitat of "particular importance as a rest area for water birds and wading birds" and are protected as part of a nature preserve that spans 350 hectares.

Borek Kamienny Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Borek Kamienny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sulęczyno, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Sulęczyno, 30 km (19 mi) west of Kartuzy, and 58 km (36 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Borki Wielkie, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

Borki Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Biskupiec and 38 km (24 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Borki Rozowskie Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

Borki Rozowskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rozogi, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.

Borki Wielbarskie Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland

Borki Wielbarskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wielbark, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Wielbark, 17 km (11 mi) south of Szczytno, and 55 km (34 mi) south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

Kerstenhausen

Kerstenhausen is a village of about 600 inhabitants and since 1974 a constituent part of the town of Borken. It had its first documentary mention in 1044 as Christinehysen. The document, issued by Gandersheim Abbey, is today preserved in the State Archive in Lucerne.

Naranag Village in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Naranag is a tourist village and ancient Hindu pilgrimage site in Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Well-known for its ancient but pillaged temple ruins complex, it is located around 8 km from Kangan, 6 km upstream from the Sind River. Noted for its scenic meadows, lakes and mountains, it is a base camp for trekking to the Mount Haramukh 16,870 ft and Gangabal Lake. The village lies at the left bank of the Wangath river, which is a tributary of the Sind River. Tourism hut at Naranag for any information and assistance tourism officials are available and hut is also provide for accommodation.

Borken II

Borken II is an electoral constituency represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 126. It is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the western and central part of the Borken district.

References

  1. Statistik/Zahlen/Fakten, Borken Hessen, accessed 22 March 2020.