Neuenhaus
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Location of Neuenhaus within Grafschaft Bentheim district
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| Coordinates: 52°30′0″N 6°58′0″E / 52.50000°N 6.96667°ECoordinates: 52°30′0″N 6°58′0″E / 52.50000°N 6.96667°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Grafschaft Bentheim | |
| Municipal assoc. | Neuenhaus | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Paul Mokry (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 31.31 km2 (12.09 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 9,894 | |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 49828 | |
| Dialling codes | 0 59 41 | |
| Vehicle registration | NOH | |
| Website | www.neuenhaus.de | |
Neuenhaus is a town in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, and is the seat of a like-named Joint Community (Samtgemeinde). Neuenhaus lies on the river Vechte near the border with the Kingdom of the Netherlands and is roughly 10 km northwest of Nordhorn, and 30 km north of Enschede.
Neuenhaus was founded in 1317 on the trade road between Münster and Amsterdam by Bentheim’s Count Johannes II, who also had a castle built for its security. The quickly growing new town was granted town rights in 1369. The town had at its disposal an Amt court and other authorities that were moved to the district seat of Nordhorn after the Second World War. Today’s town of Neuenhaus was enlarged in 1970 through the amalgamation of the formerly autonomous communities of Grasdorf, Hilten and Veldhausen, the last of which had already existed as early as the 10th century. By building two weirs on the Vechte and another on the river Dinkel, the flooding that had so often beset Neuenhaus in earlier years was brought under control.
The main street through Neuenhaus’s inner town has been dismantled since 2005 after a southwest bypass was built around the town.
Many old Ackerbürgerhäuser (roughly “gentleman farmers’ houses”) have been or are being renovated.
The town is especially interesting when explored by bicycle. The cycling paths are very well signposted (a roughly 250 km network throughout the district) and lead through meadows and woods as well as alongside the rivers Vechte and Dinkel. There are always more and more artistic projects along the paths to look at. Furthermore, the local gymnastic and sport club (known locally as the “TuS”, for “Turn- und Sportverein”), linked below, is celebrating its 100-year jubilee.
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