Borgharen

Borgharen
Borgharen
Town
	Coordinates: 50°53′N 5°41′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Maastricht
Area
• Total	3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population	1.857

Borgharen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌbɔr(ə)xˈɦaːrə(n)]; Limburgish: Hare [ˈɦaːʀə]) is a town in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Maastricht, and lies about 3 km north of Maastricht. Until 1970, it was a separate municipality.

In 2001, Borgharen had 1814 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.34 km², and contained 732 residences.[1]

Borgharen Castle

Borgharen Castle (view to the West)

A Borgharen street

People from Borgharen

Paul Panhuysen (1934–2015), composer
Johan de Vree (1938-2017), Dutch political scientist

References

Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "CBS - Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

External links

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[CBS-1] Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "CBS - Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.