Steinfurt

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Steinfurt
Steinfurt
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Münster
District	Steinfurt
Mayor	Andreas Hoge (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	111.42 km2 (43.02 sq mi)
Elevation	65 m  (213 ft)
Population	34,476  (31 December 2006)
- Density	309 /km2 (801 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	ST
Postal code	48565
Area codes	02551 (Burgsteinfurt), 02552 (Borghorst)
Website	www.steinfurt.de
Location of the town of Steinfurt within Steinfurt district
Coordinates: 52°08′51″N 7°20′39″E / 52.1475°N 7.34417°E / 52.1475; 7.34417

Herrschaft (Grafschaft) Steinfurt Lordship (County) of Steinfurt State of the Holy Roman Empire ← ca 1129 – 1421 → Capital Burgsteinfurt Government Principality Historical era Middle Ages  - Established ca 1129 12th century  - Annexed by Bentheim 1421  - Mediatised to Berg 1806  - Annexed by France,     to département of Lippe   1810  - Restored, to Prussia 1815 1421

Steinfurt is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Steinfurt.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Neighbouring municipalities 1.2 Division of the town 2 History 3 Education 4 External links

[edit] Geography

Steinfurt is situated north-west of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia.

[edit] Neighbouring municipalities

Steinfurt borders Ochtrup, Wettringen, Neuenkirchen, Emsdetten, Nordwalde, Altenberge, Laer, Horstmar and Metelen.

[edit] Division of the town

The town consists of two districts Borghorst and Burgsteinfurt with three farming communities each:

Borghorst Dumte Wilmsberg Ostendorf

Burgsteinfurt Hollich Sellen Veltrup

[edit] History

Until 1975 there was no town named Steinfurt; it was established by merging the towns of Burgsteinfurt and Borghorst.

Burgsteinfurt was the old capital of the County of Steinfurt, which was independent from 1454 to 1804. The castle of Burgsteinfurt, the residences of the Counts of Bentheim-Steinfurt, was built in 1129, and the town grew round the castle. A broad moat surrounds the castle. The Princes of Bentheim and Steinfurt are still living in the castle, though without political power.

[edit] Education

The engineering faculties of the University of Applied Sciences Münster (Fachhochschule Münster) are based in Steinfurt.

[edit] External links

• Official site (German)
• Corpus juris of the Principality of Münster / Steinfurt, Anholt, Gemen (German)

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Steinfurt (district) Altenberge | Emsdetten | Greven | Hopsten | Hörstel | Horstmar | Ibbenbüren | Ladbergen | Laer | Lengerich | Lienen | Lotte | Metelen | Mettingen | Neuenkirchen | Nordwalde | Ochtrup | Recke | Rheine | Saerbeck | Steinfurt | Tecklenburg | Westerkappeln | Wettringen