 From 1816 to 1840, Borg enjoyed the status of a mayoralty but thereafter came under the jurisdiction of Perl.Pillingerhof, 2 km to the south west, was once a Luxembourg castle but is now an agricultural establishment.The parish church of St John the Baptist ("St. Johannes der Täufer") dates from 1728 but was rebuilt in 1922 by architect Josef Monz from Trier.