TECKLENBURG

'Tecklenburg' is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Contents

Geography

Division of the town

Neighbouring places

Twin Towns

History

External links

Geography

It is located at the foothills of the Teutoburg Forest, southwest of Osnabrück.

Division of the town

Tecklenburg consists of 4 districts (with farming communities):

★ Tecklenburg

★ Brochterbeck ★ ★ Oberdorf ★ ★ Niederdorf ★ ★ Holthausen ★ ★ Wallen-Lienen ★ ★ Horstmersch

★ Ledde ★ ★ Danebrock ★ ★ Oberbauer ★ ★ Wieck

★ Leeden ★ ★ Loose ★ ★ Oberberge

Neighbouring places

★ Ibbenbüren

★ Westerkappeln

★ Lotte

★ Hagen

★ Lengerich

★ Ladbergen

★ Saerbeck

Twin Towns

★ France Chalonnes-sur-Loire (France)

History

In the 12th century the small earldom of Tecklenburg emerged in the region, comprising the 'Tecklenburger Land' (the western foothills of the Teutoburg Forest). It was annexed by the neighbouring earldom of Bentheim in 1263, but there was still an earl of Tecklenburg until the 19th century.
Tecklenburg retained a medieval townscape to date. The main sights are the castle and the ''Stadtkirche'' (a church) with the tombs of the earls.
''See also Bentheim-Tecklenburg.''

External links

★ Official site

★ Corpus juris of the province Tecklenburg/Lingen online