Why visit Borken
Townapedia lists 22 museums and landmarks, 13 parks and trails, 49 places to eat, 16 places to stay and 23 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Pilzzucht Braun, Altenburgturm, Hessisches Braunkohle Bergbaumuseum - Themenpark "Kohle & Energie" and Hessische Braunkohle Bergbaumuseum - Bergbaugeschichte/Besucherstollen.
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About Borken
Borken (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔʁkn̩] ) is a small town with about 13,000 inhabitants in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany.
From the Wikipedia article Borken, Hesse (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do23
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Museums and landmarks22
Hessisches Braunkohle Bergbaumuseum - Themenpark "Kohle & Energie"
Museum · 1.3 km
1 Am Freilichtmuseum, Borken
Tu-Th 14:00-14:30; Fr,Sa 14:00-17:00; Su 11:00-17:00; Mo off
Hessische Braunkohle Bergbaumuseum - Bergbaugeschichte/Besucherstollen
Museum
2-4 Am Amtsgericht, Borken
Tu-Th 14:00-14:05; Fr-Sa 14:00-17:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Heimatmuseum Bad Zwesten
Museum · 7.7 km
2 Ringstraße, Bad Zwesten
"Jeden 1. Donnerstag und 3. Sonntag im Monat von 15:00 bis 16:30...
Herrenhaus Betzigerode
Monument and historic site · 7.6 km
13 Ziergartenstraße, Bad Zwesten
Schloss Dillich
Monument and historic site · 5.1 km
7 Erfurter Straße, Borken
Schloss Hirschgarten
Monument and historic site · 2.7 km
1 Forsthausstraße, Borken (Hessen)
10 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds13
Wintersport-Center Wabern
Sports field and stadium · 7.3 km
6 Reiherwaldweg, Wabern
Mo-Th 14:00-18:00, Sa 14:00-16:30,19:30-22:00, Su 12:00-19:00
Borkener See
Hiking and trails · 1.2 km
Durch Braunkohlentagebau entstandener See mit Umgebung aus Wald und Grünland am südwestlichen Ortsrand von Borken.
1 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes49
Terra Mia
Restaurant · Italian · 7.6 km
Ristorante Pizzeria Steakhouse
7 Kasseler Straße, Bad Zwesten
Mo, We-Sa 17:00-22:00; Su 11:30-14:30, 17:00-22:00; Tu off
Bellaslokal
Restaurant · Italian, German, Breakfast · 7.6 km
1b Hauptstraße, Wabern
Tu-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-24:00; Su 08:00-22:00
Café Land und Leute
Restaurant · Regional · 7.6 km
56 Birkenweg, Fritzlar
Sa 14:00-18:00; Su 10:00-18:00
Hotel-Ristorante-Pizzeria "San Remo"
Restaurant · Italian
11 Marktplatz, Borken
Tu-Fr 11:30-14:00,18:00-23:30; Sa 18:00-23:30; Su...
Landgasthof Wiegand
Restaurant · German · 3.8 km
2 Steingasse, Borken
Mo-Sa 17:00+; Su 10:00-14:00,17:00+; Th off
Landgasthof zur Post
Restaurant · International · 2.2 km
6 Hauptstraße, Borken (Hessen)
Mo-Sa 16:00+; Su,PH 11:00-14:30,17:00+; Tu off
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Ratskeller Niederurff
Restaurant · 6.6 km
Laut Webseite temporär geschlossen. (Stand 31.07.2022)
1 Parkstraße, Bad Zwesten
closed
Restaurant Haus am See
Restaurant · Regional, Burger, German · 5.8 km
14 Seeblick, Neuental
Mo-Su 12:00-22:00
La Bella Italia
Restaurant · Italian, Italian Pizza · 7.6 km
11 Hauptstraße, Bad Zwesten
Tu-Sa 17:00-22:00; Su 11:30-14:00,17:00-22:00; Mo off
37 more on the map.
Where to stay16
Churches and places of worship47
Shopping14
Gas and EV charging9
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Healthcare7
Map of Borken
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Getting there and nearby towns
Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 8 km away.
- Fritzlar 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Felsberg 14 km northeast, about 14 min by car
- Melsungen 21 km northeast, about 21 min by car
- Lohfelden 30 km northeast, about 30 min by car
- Rotenburg an der Fulda 32 km east, about 32 min by car
- Wolfhagen 32 km north, about 32 min by car
- Kassel 34 km northeast, about 34 min by car
- Hessisch Lichtenau 35 km northeast, about 35 min by car
- Fuldatal 42 km northeast, about 42 min by car
- Lauterbach 46 km south, about 46 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Borken Hessen Panorama 8208, Rüdiger Wölk This photo was taken by Rüdiger Wölk . Please credit this photo Rüdiger Wölk, Münster . View all photos (large page) of Rüdiger Wölk I would also appreciate an email to..., CC BY-SA 2.5
- Altes Amtsgericht, 7, Am Amtsgericht 4, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Altes Amtsgericht, 6, Am Amtsgericht 2, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Altes Amtsgericht, 5, Am Amtsgericht 2, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Altes Amtsgericht, 8, Am Amtsgericht 4, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Am Amtsgericht 5, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schachtbohrmaschine, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Förderschacht, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Altes Amtsgericht, 9, Am Amtsgericht 4, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Untere Bergstraße 4, 3, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marktstraße 15, 5, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marktstraße 15, 4, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Obere Bergstraße 17, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Obere Bergstraße 22, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Obere Bergstraße 20, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Obere Bergstraße 15, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Altes Amtsgericht, 4, Am Amtsgericht 4, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- An der Kirche 1, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Am Alten Hof 3, 2, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Obere Bergstraße 14, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Untere Bergstraße 2, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- An der Kirche 3, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Altes Amtsgericht, 2, Am Amtsgericht 4, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Untere Bergstraße 6, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Am Alten Hof 13, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hintergasse 26, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Altes Amtsgericht, 1, Am Amtsgericht 4, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hintergasse 30 + 28, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Altes Amtsgericht, 3, Am Amtsgericht 2, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Obere Bergstraße 10, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rathaus, Marktstraße 3, 2, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirchstraße 3, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Obere Bergstraße 2, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hintergasse 32, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirchstraße 15, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Am Alten Hof 3, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hintergasse 24, 1, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hintergasse 30 + 28, 2, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bahnhofstraße 108 + 110, 2, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hintergasse 9, 2, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 135 3570 Büraburg, JGALoewi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Altenburg Aussenwall, Benutzer:AxelHH, Public domain
- Niederurff Herrenhaus (01), Presse03, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Evangelische Kirche Caßdorf (Homberg) 07, Jkü, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Borken Kohlemuseum Stadt, Axel Hindemith, Public domain
- Gombether See, 2008, Axel Hindemith, Public domain
- Schloss Nassenerfurth (01), Presse03, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Betzigerode Herrenhaus, Cosal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bischhausen Kirche, von Nordosten, Cosal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church in Dillich, seen from the West, Cosal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Evangelische Kirche, 2, Kerstenhausen, Borken, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Trockenerfurth Kirche Südwest, Cosal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Evangelische Kirche Udenborn 01, Jkü, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Evangelische Kirche Verna 05, Jkü, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Evangelische Kirche Wabern 01, Jkü, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirche Uttershausen 02, Jkü, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirche Niederurff, Paulus Aehrer, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Evangelische Kirche, 4, Zimmersrode, Neuental, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, GeorgDerReisende, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schloss Dillich with gate, seen from the South, Cosal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NSG 1634025 Borkener See 2021-04-16 l, Baummapper, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Mühlhausen bei Homberg - Kirche 2021-05-21 a, Baummapper, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Sendberg, DerGrobi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 282 Blick vom Altenburgturm nach Borken, Kersti Nebelsiek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, troher15, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, troher15, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mfa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, troher15, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, troher15, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, troher15, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, troher15, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, troher15, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, klik, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, troher15, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, poxonline, CC BY-SA 4.0
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