Borgentreich is a town and a municipality in the district of Höxter, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Brakel, and 10 km north-east of Warburg. Höxter is a Kreis (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, usually shortened to: NRW) is - in population and economic output - the largest Federal State of Germany. ... Brakel is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Warburg is a city in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the district Höxter. ...
Borgentreich lies roughly 20 km south of Brakel and 10 km northeast of Warburg.
Borgentreich was mentioned for the first time in 1280 under the name Borguntriche when the Bishop of Paderborn Otto von Rietberg was granted leave by the Archbishop of Cologne Siegfried von Westerburg to fortify the town.