Borken (Hessen)
Located in Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Kassel Coordinates: 51°03′50″ N 9°13′12″ E
- Population
- 12,268
- 12.3K
- Elevation
- 187 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 23
- listed under Borken (Hessen)
- Airports
- KSF Kassel Airport41 km
- PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport74 km
About Borken (Hessen)
Borken (Hessen) is a village. Location: Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Kassel. Population: 12,268. Elevation: 187 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Altenburg and Jungfernkopf.
Photos of Borken (Hessen)
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Altenburg Axel Hindemith · Public domain
Climate of Borken (Hessen)
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 55 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- June (72 mm)
- Driest month
- February (38 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 48 | 38 | 47 | 46 | 65 | 72 | 63 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 55 | 57 |
How to get to Borken (Hessen)
The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 41 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kassel, 34 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 41 kmnorth
- Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 74 kmnorthwest
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 123 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Kassel Population: 197.2K 34 kmnortheast
- Göttingen Population: 122.1K 72 kmnortheast
- Paderborn Population: 142.2K 80 kmnorthwest
- Siegen Population: 107.2K 87 kmwest
- Offenbach Population: 119.2K 112 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Borken (Hessen)
Within 100 km: 415 historic and cultural sites, 5,858 natural sites, 783 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km465 places
- Knüllteich Lake 23 kmSE
- Eder Stausee Lake 19 kmNW
- Ziegenkopf Mountain 14 kmE
- Ziegenkopf Mountain 9 kmS
25–60 km2,171 places
- Wande River 40 kmN
- Erpe River 40 kmN
- Ohe River 48 kmSW
- Ogge River 38 kmNW
60–100 km4,420 places
- Else River 96 kmW
- Weibe River 97 kmW
- Valme River 66 kmNW
- Grimke River 86 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Borken (Hessen)
23 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages14
- Arnsbach · Village
- Dillich · Village
- Freudenthal · Village
- Gombeth · Village
- Großenenglis · Village
- Haarhausen · Village
- Kerstenhausen · Village
- Kleinenglis · Village
- Lendorf · Village
- Nassenerfurth · Village
- Pfaffenhausen · Village
- Singlis · Village
- Stolzenbach · Village
- Trockenerfurth · Village
Mountains & nature7
Heritage & sights1
- Richtfunkturm Umspannwerk Borken · Landmark
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Altenburg Mountain, Bad Zwesten2.3 km S
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Jungfernkopf Mountain, Fritzlar, Dom- und Kaiserstadt3 km N
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Ebersberg Mountain, Bad Zwesten3.2 km NW
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Malstein Mountain, Bad Zwesten3.4 km NW
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Fritzlarer Stadtwald Natural site, Hesse3.2 km N
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Walzebach River, Hesse2.9 km SW
Other cities and towns in Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
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Neuental Village, Neuental7.1 km S
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Rothhelmshausen Village, Fritzlar, Dom- und Kaiserstadt4.4 km N -
Jesberg Village, Jesberg8.6 km SW
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Ungedanken Village, Fritzlar, Dom- und Kaiserstadt6.5 km N
Sources & licences
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