Borgharen

Borgharen
Borgharen
Town
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Maastricht
Population	1.857

Coordinates: 50°53′N 5°41′E / 50.883°N 5.683°E / 50.883; 5.683

Borgharen (Limburgish: Hare) 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]

People from Borgharen[]

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

References[]

^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

External links[]

J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Borgharen". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

Borgharen Castle

Borgharen Castle (view to the West)

A Borgharen street

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[CBS-1] Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

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