Georgsdorf

Georgsdorf
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Coordinates: 52°34′00″N 07°04′59″E / 52.56667°N 7.08306°E / 52.56667; 7.08306Coordinates: 52°34′00″N 07°04′59″E / 52.56667°N 7.08306°E / 52.56667; 7.08306
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Grafschaft Bentheim
Municipal assoc.	Neuenhaus
Government
• Mayor	Anja Schupe
Area
• Total	19.26 km2 (7.44 sq mi)
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,205
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	49828
Dialling codes	05946
Vehicle registration	NOH

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

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.

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  Reformed church

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  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[]

External links[]

• Georgsdorf’s webpage
• Joint community’s webpage