Hoogstede

Hoogstede is a community in Bentheim in Lower Saxony.

Flag of Hoogstede
Coat of arms of Hoogstede
Location of Hoogstede within Grafschaft Bentheim district
Hoogstede in NOH.svg
Coordinates: 52°34′59″N 06°57′00″E / 52.58306°N 6.95000°E / 52.58306; 6.95000Coordinates: 52°34′59″N 06°57′00″E / 52.58306°N 6.95000°E / 52.58306; 6.95000
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGrafschaft Bentheim
Municipal assoc.Emlichheim
Subdivisions7 Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorJan Ensink (CDU)
Area
 • Total49.77 km2 (19.22 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49846
Vehicle registrationNOH
Websitewww.hoogstede.de

Geography

Place

Hoogstede is northwest of Nordhorn on the German-Dutch border. The Vechte flows through town, and its tributary, the Lee releases into it here. The community belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Emlichheim, whose administrative seat is in the like-named community.

Constituent communities

The community’s seven centres are Hoogstede, Kalle, Tinholt, Arkel, Bathorn, Scheerhorn and Berge.

References

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