Bentheim
Encyclopedia : B : BE : BEN : Bentheim
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| State: | Lower Saxony | |||||||||||||||||
| Capital: | Nordhorn
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| Area:||981 km²
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| Inhabitants:||133,300 (2004)
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| pop. density:||136 inh./km²
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| Car identification:||NOH
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| Homepage:||http://www.grafschaft.de
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HistoryBentheim was a small medieval state, for that see: Bentheim (county). The district was once full of fens, just as the neighbouring Emsland. The small Vechte river offered the opportunity to found settlements along the banks. Bentheim became an earldom as early as 1050. In the following centuries it became a regional power by annexing the neighbouring earldoms of Steinfurt and Tecklenburg. Sandstone was the major export article in medieval times, ensuring the wealth of the earldom.GeographyThe 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.The district is roughly identical with the medieval earldom of Bentheim, but excluding Steinfurt and Tecklenburg. Coat of arms
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