The district is situated at the Lower Saxon border, north of Münster. The Ems river runs through the district from south to north. The highest point in the region is the Westerbecker Berg at 234 metres above sea level; the lowest point is Bentlage Castle at 32 metres.
In 1975, the old district Steinfurt was merged with the district Tecklenburg, and together with Greven and Saerbeck from the former district Münster the current district was formed.
Coat of armsedit
The coat of arms combines elements from the coats of arms of the former districts of Steinfurt, Tecklenburg and Münster. The swan in the middle comes from the countship of Steinfurt, the centre of the district. The red bar around the swan symbolizes the clerical state of Münster, which lay around the dukedom of Steinfurt. The red water lily leaves were symbols of the dukes of Tecklenburg.
Towns and municipalitiesedit
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
steinfurt, district, steinfurt, german, pronunciation, ˈʃtaɪ, nˌfʊʁt, kreis, district, northern, part, north, rhine, westphalia, germany, neighboring, districts, bentheim, emsland, district, free, osnabrück, osnabrück, district, warendorf, district, free, müns. Steinfurt German pronunciation ˈʃtaɪ nˌfʊʁt is a Kreis district in the northern part of North Rhine Westphalia Germany Neighboring districts are Bentheim Emsland district free Osnabruck and the Osnabruck district Warendorf district free Munster Coesfeld Borken SteinfurtDistrictFlagCoat of armsCountryGermanyStateNorth Rhine WestphaliaAdm regionMunsterCapitalSteinfurtGovernment District admin 2020 25 Martin Sommer Ind Area Total1 792 097 km2 691 933 sq mi Population 31 December 2022 1 Total456 464 Density250 km2 660 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Vehicle registrationST TE BFWebsitewww wbr kreis steinfurt wbr de Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 Town Twinning 6 References 7 External linksGeography editThe district is situated at the Lower Saxon border north of Munster The Ems river runs through the district from south to north The highest point in the region is the Westerbecker Berg at 234 metres above sea level the lowest point is Bentlage Castle at 32 metres History editIn the middle ages and early modern period Steinfurt was an independent county of the Holy Roman Empire In 1806 it became part of the Grand Duchy of Berg and in 1815 it became part of the Kingdom of Prussia In 1975 the old district Steinfurt was merged with the district Tecklenburg and together with Greven and Saerbeck from the former district Munster the current district was formed Coat of arms editThe coat of arms combines elements from the coats of arms of the former districts of Steinfurt Tecklenburg and Munster The swan in the middle comes from the countship of Steinfurt the centre of the district The red bar around the swan symbolizes the clerical state of Munster which lay around the dukedom of Steinfurt The red water lily leaves were symbols of the dukes of Tecklenburg Towns and municipalities edit nbsp Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Towns Municipalities Emsdetten Greven Horstel Horstmar Ibbenburen Lengerich Ochtrup Rheine Steinfurt Tecklenburg Altenberge Hopsten Ladbergen Laer Lienen Lotte Metelen Mettingen NeuenkirchenNordwalde Recke Saerbeck Westerkappeln WettringenTown Twinning editSteinfurt is twinned with nbsp Ealing 2 References edit Bevolkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein Westfalens am 31 Dezember 2022 Fortschreibung des Bevolkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9 Mai 2011 in German Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW Retrieved 20 June 2023 Ealing Council Twinning Accessed 2008 09 19External links edit nbsp Media related to Kreis Steinfurt at Wikimedia Commons Official website German Corpus juris of the Principality of Munster Steinfurt Anholt Gemen 52 10 N 7 40 E 52 17 N 7 67 E 52 17 7 67 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steinfurt district amp oldid 1208278530, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
