Engden

Coordinates: 52°23′59″N 07°10′59″E / 52.39972°N 7.18306°E / 52.39972; 7.18306
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Engden
Location of Engden within County of Bentheim district
Engden is located in Germany
Engden
Engden
Engden is located in Lower Saxony
Engden
Engden
Coordinates: 52°23′59″N 07°10′59″E / 52.39972°N 7.18306°E / 52.39972; 7.18306
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictCounty of Bentheim
Municipal assoc.Schüttorf
Subdivisions2 centres
Government
 • MayorGerhard Theißing (CDU)
Area
 • Total44.29 km2 (17.10 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total416
 • Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
48465
Dialling codes0 59 26
Vehicle registrationNOH

Engden is a community in Bentheim in Lower Saxony.

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Place[change | change source]

Engden is between Nordhorn and Schüttorf. It belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Schüttorf, whose administrative seat is in the like-named town.

References[change | change source]

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

Further reading[change | change source]

  • Herbert Wagner: Militär in der Region. Dokumentation über den Artillerieschieß- und Bombenabwurfplatz Engdener Wüste/Nordhorn-Range. Selbstverlag, Bad Bentheim 1989, ISBN 3-88683-010-1
  • Herbert Wagner: Die Gestapo war nicht allein Politische Sozialkontrolle und Staatsterror im deutsch-niederländischen Grenzgebiet 1929-1945. LIT, Münster 2004, ISBN 3-8258-7448-6 (contains, among other things, the Catholic community’s resistance to the Nazis)

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