Georgsdorf | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Georgsdorf within Grafschaft Bentheim district  | |
 Location of Georgsdorf | |
  Georgsdorf  Georgsdorf | |
| Coordinates:52°34′00″N07°04′59″E / 52.56667°N 7.08306°E /52.56667; 7.08306 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Grafschaft Bentheim |
| Municipal assoc. | Neuenhaus |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anja Schupe |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.29 km2 (7.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,232 |
| • Density | 63.87/km2 (165.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49828 |
| Dialling codes | 05946 |
| Vehicle registration | NOH |
Georgsdorf (German pronunciation:[ˈɡeːɔʁksˌdɔʁf]) is a community in the district ofGrafschaft Bentheim inLower Saxony.
Georgsdorf lies north ofNordhorn on theSüd-Nord-Kanal (South-North Canal) and theCoevorden-Piccardie-Kanal. It belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) ofNeuenhaus, whose administrative seat is in the like-named town.
The honorary mayor was Willi Beckert, but he died in May 2007, and since then[when?] Johann Scholten has been the new mayor.[citation needed]
Georgsdorf's best-known landmark is awindmill built in the traditional Dutch style in 1875 out of brick and with athatched roof.
TheAutobahnA 31 runs by the community roughly 10 km to the west.
Nationwide, Georgsdorf has the highest number of solar power systems in proportion to population.
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