Nordhorn
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Grafschaft Bentheim |
| Population | 53,084 (2005) |
| Area | 149.64 km² |
| Population density | 355 /km² |
| Elevation | 22 m |
| Coordinates | 52°25′ N 7°4′ E |
| Postal code | 48501-48531 |
| Area code | 05921 |
| Licence plate code | NOH |
| Mayor | Meinhard Hüsemann (SPD) |
| Website | nordhorn.de |
Nordhorn is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the County of Bentheim. It is situated at the river Vechte, at the southwest of Lower Saxony at the border to the Netherlands and to the German state North Rhine-Westphalia. The next city near Nordhorn is Enschede (Netherlands; about 25 km southwest), Münster (about 75 km southeast) and Osnabrück (about 85 km east).
[edit] Industry
Nordhorn was formerly the site of three textile manufacturers: NINO, Povel, and Rawe. But now, they are broken - Nordhorn concentrates itself on service-firms.
[edit] Population
In Nordhorn there living about 53,093 inhabitants (status 31 December 2005) on a surface of 149.64 square kilometers, the population density of the city amount to thus 355 inhabitants per square kilometer.
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