Nordhorn
Sign in to saveNordhorn (; Northern Low Saxon: Nothoorn, or Notthoarn, Netthoarn, and Dutch: Noordhoorn), is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the district seat of Grafschaft Bentheim, located in the southwest corner of the state, near the border of the Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Nordhorn is a town in southwestern Lower Saxony, Germany, that serves as the administrative center for the Grafschaft Bentheim district and sits near the borders of the Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a regionally significant municipal seat positioned in a strategic location at the intersection of three major German and international boundaries.
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- Locality
- Nordhorn
- Region
- Niedersachsen
- Country
- Deutschland
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- Etymology
- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Extent of the municipal area
- Neighbouring communities
- Constituent communities
- Local Subdistricts
- Further quarters
- Amalgamations
- History
- Religion
- Population
- Population development
- Politics
- Mayors
- Town council
- Culture and sightseeing
- Museums
- Buildings
- Landscape
- Sport
- Euregium
- ''Eissporthalle''
- Regular events
- German record
- Economy and infrastructure
- Industry
- Transport
- Culture
- Old weaving mill
- ''Jugendzentrum Nordhorn''
- ''Tierpark Nordhorn''
- Social institutions
- ''Lebenshilfe Nordhorn''
- ''Vechtetalschule''
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- Sport
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Further reading
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Nordhorn (; Northern Low Saxon: Nothoorn, or Notthoarn, Netthoarn, and Dutch: Noordhoorn), is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the district seat of Grafschaft Bentheim, located in the southwest corner of the state, near the border of the Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia.
==Etymology== thumb|View of the Povelberg There are several theories about the origin of Nordhorn's name. One possibility is that the name originates from a horn (referred to as the Nothorn, or emergency horn) used by watchmen to warn the inhabitants of Vechteinsel (Vechte Island) if there was an attack. Additionally, the town's location north of Bentheim (now Bad Bentheim) and its castle may have contributed to this name.