Borkum is an island and town in the Leer district of Lower Saxony in northwestern Germany, in the Wadden Sea about 30 kilometers from the mainland. It is the largest and westernmost of the East Frisian Islands, mentioned by ancient Roman writers, and it once formed part of a larger island mass before splitting apart. Borkum shifted from a center of whaling and, at times, piracy in the 18th century into a tourist destination beginning in 1834. It has a population of 4,325 and hosts renewable energy infrastructure, including an offshore wind park established in 2015.
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Founding Year Founding Year Climate Zone Sources
1. Borkum (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 4,295 (2025)
2. Wikipedia (German): Borkum
Wikipedia (German)Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1227
Namentlich erwähnt wurde die heutige Insel erstmals 1227 als Borkna, dann 1398 als Borkyn, seit 1554 ist die Bezeichnung Borkum geläufig.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1227
Namentlich erwähnt wurde die heutige Insel erstmals 1227 als Borkna, dann 1398 als Borkyn, seit 1554 ist die Bezeichnung Borkum geläufig.
Source text, founding-year: 1227
Namentlich erwähnt wurde die heutige Insel erstmals 1227 als Borkna, dann 1398 als Borkyn, seit 1554 ist die Bezeichnung Borkum geläufig.
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.25, 6.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.25, 6.75
53.25 6.75 Cfb
4. GeoNames: Borkum - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2946206, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 2946206, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
53.58094 6.69153 P PPL DE 06 00 03457 03457002 5186 3 Europe/Berlin
Borkum (Wikipedia)
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Borkum (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔʁkʊm] ; East Frisian Low Saxon: Börkum) is an island and a town in the Leer District in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany.
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