• Source: County of Bentheim (district)
  • 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 Niedergrafschaft (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




    References




    External links



    Official website (in German)

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