Bornerbroek
Village in Overijssel, Netherlands
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Bornerbroek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌbɔrnərˈbruk]) (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.[3]
Bornerbroek
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The Roman Catholic St. Stephanus church in the middle of Bornerbroek | |
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| Coordinates: 52°18′32″N 6°39′19″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Municipality | Almelo |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.58 km2 (6.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,970 |
| • Density | 126/km2 (327/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bornerbroekers, Brookers |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7627[1] |
| Dialing code | 074 |
| Website | www.bornerbroek.com |
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.[4]
Bornerbroek was home to 570 people in 1840.[3] The current St Stephen's church was built in 1857. It has a tower with a constricted spire. It was remodelled in Gothic Revival style in 1919–1920 by Alexander Kropholler.[5]
