County of Bentheim (district)

Grafschaft Bentheim
District
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Capital	Nordhorn
Area
• Total	981 km2 (379 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	133,300
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	NOH
Website	http://www.grafschaft.de

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.

History

The District has roughly the same territory as the County of Bentheim, a state of the Holy Roman Empire that was dissolved in 1803.

Geography

The small District of Bentheim is protruding into Dutch territory. The Vechte River (Dutch Vecht) crosses the district from south to north and leaves to the Netherlands. All major towns are situated along that river.

Coat of arms

The arms are identical to the arms of the historic County of Bentheim. The origin of these arms is unknown.

Cities and municipalities

Cities	Samtgemeinden
Bad Bentheim Nordhorn Free municipalities Wietmarschen	1. Emlichheim Emlichheim1 Hoogstede Laar Ringe 2. Neuenhaus Esche Georgsdorf Lage Neuenhaus1, 2 Osterwald	3. Schüttorf Engden Isterberg Ohne Quendorf Samern Schüttorf1, 2 Suddendorf 4. Uelsen Getelo Gölenkamp Halle Itterbeck Uelsen1 Wielen Wilsum
	1seat of the Samtgemeinde; ²town

External links

• Official website Template:De icon