Georgsdorf

{{Infobox German location

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|image_plan = Georgsdorf in NOH.svg

|state = Niedersachsen

|district = Grafschaft Bentheim

|Samtgemeinde = Neuenhaus

|elevation = 19

|area = 19.29

|postal_code = 49828

|area_code = 05946

|licence = NOH

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 4 56 005

|mayor = Anja Schupe

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Georgsdorf ({{IPA|de|ˈɡeːɔʁksˌdɔʁf}}) is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony.

Geography

=Location=

Georgsdorf lies north of Nordhorn on the Süd-Nord-Kanal (South-North Canal) and the Coevorden-Piccardie-Kanal. It belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Neuenhaus, whose administrative seat is in the like-named town.

Politics

=Mayor=

The honorary mayor was Willi Beckert, but he died in May 2007, and since then{{When|date=December 2024}} Johann Scholten has been the new mayor.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

Culture and sightseeing

=Buildings=

Georgsdorf's best-known landmark is a windmill built in the traditional Dutch style in 1875 out of brick and with a thatched roof.

File:Georgsdorf, die evangelisch- reformierte Kirche foto4 2016-09-25 13.00.jpg|Reformed church

File:Georgsdorf, die Georgsdorfer Mühle foto9 2016-09-25 13.13.jpg|Windmill: die Georgsdorfer Mühle

Economy and infrastructure

=Transport=

The Autobahn A 31 runs by the community roughly 10 km to the west.

=Solar power=

Nationwide, Georgsdorf has the highest number of solar power systems in proportion to population.

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