The landscape has a pronounced upland character with only moderately-strongly hilly relief and height differences up to 50 m. In older documents Borntosten is called "Born to Ostheim", the village was first mentioned in a document in 822. In the 15th century it belonged to the Canstein estate, which was transferred to Waldeck. The coat of arms shows in stylized form a spring well existing in the village, to which Borntosten owes its name.
The falconry Eulenhof offers falconry and owl experiences.
Discover Borntosten:
- St. Elizabeth Borntosten Catholic Church.
- Pastoral pilgrimage route: "Old parish of Heddinghausen" (circular route Borntosten, Leitmar, Heddinghausen, Canstein, Udorf)
- Hiking trails Bo1 (west of Borntosten) and Bo2 (east of Borntosten)
- Borntosten village memorial
- Storm and fire bell from 1786
- Memorial and mine memorial
- Wallmeiers Buke (a spring set in quarry stone)
Here you can find more about Borntosten.