Georgsdorf
Appearance
Georgsdorf | |
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Location of Georgsdorf within Grafschaft Bentheim district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 52°34′00″N 07°04′59″E / 52.56667°N 7.08306°E | |
Land | Deutschland |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Grafschaft Bentheim |
Municipal assoc. | Neuenhaus |
Regierung | |
• Mayor | Anja Schupe |
Area | |
• Total | 19.26 km2 (7.44 sq mi) |
Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,250 |
• Density | 65/km2 (170/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
Standort
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.[citation needed]
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.