Grafschaft Bentheim
Map of Lower Saxony highlighting the district of Grafschaft Bentheim
State	Lower Saxony
District seat	Nordhorn
Area	981 km²
Population	133,300 (2004)
Pop. density	136 /km²
Licence plate code	NOH
Web page	http://www.grafschaft.de

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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Coat of arms

The arms are identical to the arms of the historic County of Bentheim. The origin of these arms is unknown.

[edit] Cities and municipalities

[edit] External links

• Official website (German)

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Coordinates: 52°25′N 7°05′E / 52.42°N 7.08°E / 52.42; 7.08