District Grafschaft Bentheim Elevation 19 m (62 ft) Area 19.26 km² Local time Sunday 5:54 PM Dialling code 05946 | Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 1,344 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 49828 | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 48% Humidity | ||
Georgsdorf is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony.
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Map of 49828 Georgsdorf, Germany
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.
Mayor
The honorary mayor was Willi Beckert, but he died in May 2007, and since then Johann Scholten has been the new mayor.
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.
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
Georgsdorf Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA