County of Bentheim (district)

Coordinates: 52°25′N 7°05′E / 52.42°N 7.08°E / 52.42; 7.08
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Grafschaft Bentheim
District
Flag of Grafschaft Bentheim
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Coat of arms of Grafschaft Bentheim
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CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalNordhorn
Area
 • Total981 km2 (379 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total138,722
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNOH
Websitegrafschaft.de

County of Bentheim (German: Grafschaft Bentheim) is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany.

The Vechte River runs from south to north through the district.

Cities and municipalities[change | change source]

Cities Samtgemeinden
  1. Bad Bentheim
  2. Nordhorn


Free municipalities

  1. Wietmarschen
  1. Emlichheim1
  2. Hoogstede
  3. Laar
  4. Ringe
  1. Esche
  2. Georgsdorf
  3. Lage
  4. Neuenhaus1, 2
  5. Osterwald
  1. Engden
  2. Isterberg
  3. Ohne
  4. Quendorf
  5. Samern
  6. Schüttorf1, 2
  1. Getelo
  2. Gölenkamp
  3. Halle
  4. Itterbeck
  5. Uelsen1
  6. Wielen
  7. Wilsum
1seat of the Samtgemeinde; ²town

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.

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