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Nordhorn
| Coat of arms | Map of Germany showing Nordhorn |
|---|---|
| Basic Information | |
| State: | Lower Saxony |
| Regierungsbezirk: | Weser-Ems |
| Adm. district: | Grafschaft Bentheim |
| Area: | 149,64 km² |
| Population: | 53.105 (January 2004) |
| Population density: | 351,6 residents/km² |
| Elevation: | 23 m above sea level |
| Telephone prefix | 05921 |
| Latitude and longitude: | 52° 26' north 7° 4' east |
| License plate prefix: | NOH |
| Website: | www.nordhorn.de |
| Politics | |
| Mayor: | Meinhard Hüsemann (SPD) |
| Seat distribution in the Town Parliament (43 seats total): | SPD 19 CDU 18 Greens 2 FDP 2 Communists 1 |
The town Nordhorn (at the river Vechte) is the capital of the earldom of Bentheim, situated at the southwest of Lower Saxony in Germany, at the border to the Netherlands and to the German state North Rhine-Westphalia. The next city near Nordhorn is Enschede (Netherlands; about 30 km southwest), Münster (about 75 km southeast) and Osnabrück (about 80 km east).
Industry
Nordhorn was formerly the site of three textile manufacturers; NINO, Povel, and Rawe.
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