Grafschaft Bentheim

Statistics
State:	Lower Saxony
Capital:	Nordhorn
Adm. Region:	Weser-Ems
Area:	981 km²
Inhabitants:	133,300 (2004)
pop. density:	136 inh./km²
Car identification:	NOH
Homepage:	http://www.grafschaft.de
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Bentheim (in full Grafschaft Bentheim (County of Bentheim)) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the Dutch provinces Overijssel and Drenthe, the district of Emsland, and the districts Steinfurt and Borken in North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany is a federation of 16 states called Länder (singular Land, which may be translated as country) or unofficially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state). ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... The town Nordhorn (at the river Vechte) is the capital of the earldom of Bentheim, situated at the southwest of Lower Saxony in Germany, at the border to the Netherlands and to the German state North Rhine-Westphalia. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Weser-Ems is the most westerly of the four Regierungsbezirke of Lower Saxony, Germany, bordering the Dutch provinces of Groningen, Drenthe and Overijssel. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Map of Lower Saxony highlighting the Bentheim district Created from Wikipedia:WikiProject German districts/Maptemplates#Niedersachsen / Lower Saxony File links The following pages link to this file: Bentheim Categories: GFDL images ... Definition A count is a nobleman in most European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl, whose wife is still a countess. Originally the title comes denoted the rank of a high courtier or provincial (military or administrative) official in the late Roman Empire: before Anthemius was made emperor... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. ... Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. ... Emsland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Steinfurt is a Kreis (district) in the northern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Categories: Districts of North Rhine-Westphalia ... With eighteen million inhabitants inhabiting 34,080 km² in western-northwestern Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia (German Nordrhein-Westfalen) is largest in population though only fourth in area among Germanys sixteen federal states, and contains about 22% of Germanys GDP. The capital is Düsseldorf. ...

History

Bentheim was a small medieval state. The district was once full of fens, just as the neighbouring Emsland. The small Vechte river offered the opportunity to found settlements along the banks. Bentheim became an earldom as early as 1050. In the following centuries it became a regional power by annexing the neighbouring earldoms of Steinfurt and Tecklenburg. Sandstone was the major export article in medieval times, ensuring the wealth of the earldom. Events Leofric becomes Bishop of Exeter Births Margrave Leopold II of Austria (d. ... Steinfurt is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Tecklenburg is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

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. The Vecht (German: Vechte), often called Overijsselse Vecht in the Netherlands to avoid confusion with its Utrecht counterpart, is a river in Germany and the Netherlands. ...

The district is roughly identical with the medieval earldom of Bentheim, but excluding Steinfurt and Tecklenburg.

Coat of arms

The arms are identical to the arms of the medieval earldom of Bentheim. The origin of these arms is unknown.

District of Bentheim, coat of arms This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ...

Towns and municipalities

¹ including city of the same name An Amt (plural Ämter) is an administrative unit, which is unique to the German Bundesländer (federal states) of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg. ... Bentheim Castle painted by Jacob Ruysdael in 1653 Bad Bentheim (formerly Bentheim) is a city in Grafschaft Bentheim, Lower Saxony, with 15,258 inhabitants covering 100. ... The town Nordhorn (at the river Vechte) is the capital of the earldom of Bentheim, situated at the southwest of Lower Saxony in Germany, at the border to the Netherlands and to the German state North Rhine-Westphalia. ... There are communes and places that have the name Neuenhaus (German alternative spelling of new house) in Germany: Neuenhaus (Bentheim) , in the Grafschaft Bentheim district, Neuenhaus (Engelskirchen), a village in the municipality of Engelskirchen in Oberbergscher Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia Neuenhaus (Gummersbach) , a part of Gummersbach Neuenhaus (Wipperfürth) , a part...

External link

• Official website (http://www.grafschaft.de) (German)