County of Bentheim (German: Grafschaft Bentheim) is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the Dutch provinces of Overijssel and Drenthe, the district of Emsland, and the districts of Steinfurt and Borken in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
Capital | Nordhorn |
Government | |
• District admin. | Uwe Fietzek |
Area | |
• Total | 981 km2 (379 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 141,269 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | NOH |
Website | grafschaft.de |
The District has roughly the same territory as the County of Bentheim, a state of the Holy Roman Empire that was dissolved in 1803.
The district's north-western region named NiedergrafschaftVechte River (Dutch Vecht) traverses the district from south to north and flows into the Netherlands.
(low county) protrudes into Dutch territory, and borders it to the north, west and south. TheThe arms are identical to the arms of the historic County of Bentheim. The origin of these arms is unknown.
Towns | Samtgemeinden | |
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1seat of the Samtgemeinde; ²town |
52°25′N 7°05′E / 52.42°N 7.08°E