Schüttorf
Sign in to saveSchüttorf (; ) is a town in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in southwesternmost Lower Saxony near the Dutch border and the boundary with Westphalia (North Rhine-Westphalia). The town of Schüttorf forms with the surrounding communities the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Schüttorf. It is the district's oldest town. It lies on the river Vechte, roughly 5 km east of Bad Bentheim, and 20 km southeast of Nordhorn.
Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_flag
- Flagge Schüttorf.svg
- German location.image_coa
- Wappen Schüttorf.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Schüttorf in NOH.svg
- German location.plantext
- Schüttorf's location in Grafschaft Bentheim
- German location.state
- Niedersachsen
- German location.district
- Grafschaft Bentheim
- German location.Samtgemeinde
- Schüttorf
- German location.elevation
- 33
- German location.area
- 19.45
- German location.postal_code
- 48465
- German location.area_code
- 05923
- German location.licence
- NOH
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 03 4 56 027
- German location.website
- www.schuettorf.de
- German location.mayor
- Jörn Tüchter
- German location.party
- CDU
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Encyclopedic overview
52 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location and landscape description
- Neighbouring communities
- Environmental classification
- Geology and local soil science conditions
- Climate
- Population
- Population development
- History
- Etymology
- Early history
- Town rights
- Taxes
- Town fortification
- Guilds
- Municipality and community
- The rise of industry
- First World War and reinstatement of town rights
- Third Reich and Second World War
- Religion
- Religious history
- Churches
- Politics
- Joint Community
- Town council and mayor
- Coat of arms
- Town partnerships
- Infrastructure and economy
- Transport
- Air transport
- Rail and bus transport
- Roads
- Economy
- Established businesses
- Town works
- Medical institutions
- Culture and sightseeing
- Schüttrupper Platt
- Buildings
- Theatre
- Sport and leisure
- Regular events
- Culinary specialities
- Songs and verse
- Education
- Famous people
- Honorary citizens
- Sons and daughters of the town
- Further reading
- Sources
- References
- External links
Schüttorf (; ) is a town in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in southwesternmost Lower Saxony near the Dutch border and the boundary with Westphalia (North Rhine-Westphalia). The town of Schüttorf forms with the surrounding communities the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Schüttorf. It is the district's oldest town. It lies on the river Vechte, roughly 5 km east of Bad Bentheim, and 20 km southeast of Nordhorn.
== Geography ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Schüttorf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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