Nordhorn

Nordhorn
Town
Panoramic view of Nordhorn
Panoramic view of Nordhorn
Flag of Nordhorn
Flag
Coat of arms of Nordhorn
Coat of arms
Location of Nordhorn within Grafschaft Bentheim district
Nordhorn is located in Germany
Nordhorn
Nordhorn
Nordhorn is located in Lower Saxony
Nordhorn
Nordhorn
Coordinates: 52°25′55″N 7°04′04″E / 52.43194°N 7.06778°E / 52.43194; 7.06778
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGrafschaft Bentheim
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Thomas Berling (SPD)
Area
 • Total149.64 km2 (57.78 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total56,675
 • Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
48527–48531
Dialling codes05921
Vehicle registrationNOH
Websitewww.nordhorn.de

Nordhorn is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the district seat of the County of Bentheim in Lower Saxony's southwesternmost corner near the border with the Netherlands and the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia.

Geography

Place

The town is in southwesternmost Lower Saxony, near the border with the Netherlands and the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia, on the river Vechte. The nearest major city is Hengelo in the Netherlands, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of Nordhorn. The nearest German cities are Münster, about 75 km (47 mi) to the southeast, and Osnabrück, about 85 km (53 mi) to the east.

The landscape in and around Nordhorn is marked by the Vechte, the Vechtesee (lake), through which the Vechte flows, and three canals: the Süd-Nord-Kanal, the Nordhorn-Almelo-Kanal and the Ems-Vechte-Kanal.

Extent of the municipal area

Through various combinations the town's area has grown to 14 959 ha, only slightly smaller than the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Neighbouring communities

North of Nordhorn is the town and joint community (Samtgemeinde) both called Neuenhaus, while the communities of Engden and Isterberg are in the south. The town's western limit is also part of Germany's border with the Netherlands.

Constituent communities

Nordhorn is subdivided into 17 quarters ("Stadtteile").

Twin towns – sister cities

Nordhorn is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2023" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. ↑ "Partnerstädte". nordhorn.de (in German). Nordhorn. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

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