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Country | Netherlands | |
Province | Limburg | |
Municipality | Sittard-Geleen | |
Population (1 January 2009) | 6,090 | |
Major roads | A2, N297, Julianakanaal |
Born [bɔrn] is a town of approximately 6,000 inhabitants in the Dutch municipality of Sittard-Geleen. It has a port on the Julianakanaal (Juliana canal). Born is also the site of the car factory Nedcar. It has a zoo.
Until 2001, Born was a separate municipality (population about 15,000), that included the villages Born, Buchten, Holtum, Grevenbicht, Papenhoven and Obbicht.
Coordinates: 51°02′00″N 5°48′40″E / 51.03333°N 5.81111°E