Nordhorn
town in Lower Saxony, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nordhorn is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the district seat of the County of Bentheim in Lower Saxony's southwesternmost corner near the border with the Netherlands and the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia.
Nordhorn | |
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 Panoramic view of Nordhorn | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Nordhorn within Grafschaft Bentheim district  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°25′55″N 7°04′04″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Grafschaft Bentheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Thomas Berling[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 149.64 km2 (57.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 55,242 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 48527–48531 |
| Dialling codes | 05921 |
| Vehicle registration | NOH |
| Website | www.nordhorn.de |
Place
The town is in southwesternmost Lower Saxony, near the border with the Netherlands and the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia, on the river Vechte. The nearest major city is Hengelo in the Netherlands, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of Nordhorn. The nearest German cities are Münster, about 75 km (47 mi) to the southeast, and Osnabrück, about 85 km (53 mi) to the east.
The landscape in and around Nordhorn is marked by the Vechte, the Vechtesee (lake), through which the Vechte flows, and three canals: the Süd-Nord-Kanal, the Nordhorn-Almelo-Kanal and the Ems-Vechte-Kanal.
Extent of the municipal area
Through various combinations the town's area has grown to 14 959 ha, only slightly smaller than the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Neighbouring communities
North of Nordhorn is the town and joint community (Samtgemeinde) both called Neuenhaus, while the communities of Engden and Isterberg are in the south. The town's western limit is also part of Germany's border with the Netherlands.
Constituent communities
Nordhorn is subdivided into 17 quarters ("Stadtteile").
Coevorden, Netherlands (1963)
Montivilliers, France (1963)
Reichenbach im Vogtland, Germany (1987)
Malbork, Poland (1995)
Rieti, Italy (2010)
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