County of Bentheim (district) explained

Grafschaft Bentheim
State:	Lower Saxony
Capital:	Nordhorn
Area:	981
Kreisschlüssel:	03456
District Admin:	Uwe Fietzek
Carsign:	NOH
Url:	grafschaft.de
Image Coa:	DEU Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim COA.svg

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 district's north-western region named (low county) protrudes into Dutch territory, and borders it to the north, west and south. The Vechte River (Dutch Vecht) traverses the district from south to north and flows into the Netherlands.

Coat of arms

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

Towns and municipalities

align=left width=33%	Towns	Samtgemeinden
Bad Bentheim Nordhorn Free municipalities Wietmarschen	1. Emlichheim Emlichheim¹ Hoogstede Laar Ringe 2. Neuenhaus Esche Georgsdorf Lage Neuenhaus^{1, 2}	3. Schüttorf Engden Isterberg Ohne Quendorf Samern Schüttorf^{1, 2} 4. Uelsen Getelo Gölenkamp Halle Itterbeck Uelsen¹
	¹seat of the Samtgemeinde; ²town

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Towns

Samtgemeinden

Free municipalities

Wietmarschen

1. Emlichheim

Emlichheim¹
1. 1. - Hoogstede Laar Ringe 2. Neuenhaus
    1. Esche Georgsdorf Lage Neuenhaus^{1, 2}

3. Schüttorf

1. 1. 1. 1. Engden Isterberg Ohne Quendorf Samern Schüttorf^{1, 2}

4. Uelsen

1. 1. 1. 1. Getelo Gölenkamp Halle Itterbeck Uelsen¹

¹seat of the Samtgemeinde; ²town

External links

Official website

52.42°N 7.08°W