County of Bentheim

County of Bentheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the Dutch provinces of Overijssel and Drenthe, the district of Emsland, and the districts of Steinfurt and Borken in North Rhine-Westphalia.HistoryThe District has roughly the same territory as the County of Bentheim, a state of the Holy Roman Empire that was dissolved in 1803.GeographyThe district's north-western region named protrudes into Dutch territory, and borders it to the north, west and south. The Vechte River traverses the district from south to north and flows into the Netherlands.Coat of armsThe arms are identical to the arms of the historic County of Bentheim. The origin of these arms is unknown.