County of Bentheim (district)
{{short description|District in Lower Saxony, Germany}}
{{more citations needed|date=March 2013}}
{{Infobox District DE
| name=Grafschaft Bentheim
| state=Lower Saxony
| capital=Nordhorn
| area=981
| Kreisschlüssel = 03456
| district_admin = Uwe Fietzek
| admin_party =
| carsign=NOH
| url= [http://www.grafschaft.de grafschaft.de]
| map={{Germany district OSM map |parent_subdivision = Q1197}}
|image_coa = DEU Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim COA.svg
|image_flag = Flagge Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim.svg
}}
County of Bentheim ({{langx|de|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
File:Railway Station Bad Bentheim.jpg]]
The district's north-western region named {{Interlanguage link multi|Niedergrafschaft|de|3=Niedergrafschaft (Bentheim)}} (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
{{Imagemap Germany district NOH|Municipalities in NOH.svg|300px{{!}}thumb{{!}}Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district}}
| align=left width=33%|Towns
! colspan=2 align=center width=67%|Samtgemeinden | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| valign=top | #Bad Bentheim
Free municipalities | * 1. Emlichheim
| * 3. Schüttorf
|
| colspan=2 align=center|1seat of the Samtgemeinde; ²town |
References
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External links
{{commons category|Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim}}
- [http://www.grafschaft.de Official website] {{in lang|de}}
{{Germany districts lower saxony}}
{{Regions of Lower Saxony}}
{{Authority control}}
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