Georgsdorf
title: "Georgsdorf" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["county-of-bentheim-(district)"] topic_path: "general/county-of-bentheim-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgsdorf" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image_coa | Wappen Georgsdorf.jpg |
| coordinates | |
| image_plan | Georgsdorf in NOH.svg |
| state | Niedersachsen |
| district | Grafschaft Bentheim |
| Samtgemeinde | Neuenhaus |
| elevation | 19 |
| area | 19.29 |
| postal_code | 49828 |
| area_code | 05946 |
| licence | NOH |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 03 4 56 005 |
| mayor | Anja Schupe |
| :: |
|image_flag = |image_coa = Wappen Georgsdorf.jpg |coordinates = |image_plan = Georgsdorf in NOH.svg |state = Niedersachsen |district = Grafschaft Bentheim |Samtgemeinde = Neuenhaus |elevation = 19 |area = 19.29 |postal_code = 49828 |area_code = 05946 |licence = NOH |Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 4 56 005 |mayor = Anja Schupe 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.
File:Georgsdorf, die evangelisch- reformierte Kirche foto4 2016-09-25 13.00.jpg|Reformed church File:Georgsdorf, die Georgsdorfer Mühle foto9 2016-09-25 13.13.jpg|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
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