The Ultimate Nordhorn - American History Information Guide and Reference

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.