Borne (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɔrnə] ⓘ; Tweants: Boorn) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the region of Twente.

[6] The first historical mention of Borne, under the name Borghende dates from 1206 in a document which transfers churches in Steenwijk and Borne and their possessions by Fredericus, the abbot of the monastery in Ruinen to the bishop of Utrecht, Dirk van Are in return for possessions in Drenthe.

Until the beginning of the industrial age, Borne was an agricultural community, characterised by plaggen soil and extensive cattle farming.

[9] Several landweren, defensive earthworks consisting or earthen walls overgrown with blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) and blackberries are still visible in the landscape.

Borne borders the municipalities of Hengelo, Hof van Twente, Dinkelland, Almelo and Tubbergen.