Georgsdorf

Georgsdorf is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony.

Georgsdorf
Location of Georgsdorf within Grafschaft Bentheim district
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Georgsdorf
Georgsdorf
Coordinates: 52°34′00″N 07°04′59″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGrafschaft Bentheim
Municipal assoc.Neuenhaus
Government
 • MayorAnja Schupe
Area
 • Total19.26 km2 (7.44 sq mi)
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,216
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49828
Dialling codes05946
Vehicle registrationNOH

Geography

Location

Georgsdorf lies north of Nordhorn on the Süd-Nord-Kanal (South-North Canal) and the Coevorden-Piccardie-Kanal. It belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Neuenhaus, whose administrative seat is in the like-named town.

Politics

Mayor

The honorary mayor was Willi Beckert, but he died in May 2007, and since then Johann Scholten has been the new mayor.

Culture and sightseeing

Buildings

Georgsdorf's best-known landmark is a windmill built in the traditional Dutch style in 1875 out of brick and with a thatched roof.

  • Reformed church
  • Windmill: die Georgsdorfer Mühle

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The Autobahn A 31 runs by the community roughly 10 km to the west.

Solar power

Nationwide, Georgsdorf has the highest number of solar power systems in proportion to population.

References
  1. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2019.
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