During the era of the Holy Roman Empire the area was subordinate to the bishopric of Münster for centuries. In 1803 the bishops lost this territory, and the short-lived principality of Salm[?] was founded. After the Napoleonic Wars the region became a part of the Prussian province of Westphalia in 1815. At that time the district was created, together with the district Ahaus. In 1923 the city Bocholt left the district and became a district-free city. In 1975 the district got it's current size by incorporating the district Ahaus, Bocholt[?], and small parts of the districts Rees, Recklinghausen and Coesfeld.
The colors of the coat of arms were chosed to be the same as those of Münster, the long-time owner of the region. The three white anchors in the middle derive from the coat of arms of the Herrschaft Anholt. It's depicted three times to show the three main parts the district was created from - the old district Borken, the district Ahaus and the city Bocholt[?].
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people's feelings. There had been nothing strange about the tree before,
merely put his finger-tips to his brow and bowed his venerable head, thus
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deep-seeing eyes rested on me, I felt as if he were looking far ahead into
overcoat and fur collar. He stood in the little entry hall, the lantern
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carried in the cobs and wood and water, and spent the afternoons at the
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our carpets and curtains and furniture, all the while commenting upon them
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