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Steinfurt (; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Steinfurt. From –1806, it was the capital of the County of Steinfurt.

Key facts

German location.type
Stadt
German location.name
Steinfurt
German location.image_flag
Flagge Steinfurt.svg
German location.image_coa
DEU Steinfurt COA.svg
German location.image_photo
20140720 122639 Schloss Burgsteinfurt, Steinfurt (DSC04864 crop).jpg
German location.image_caption
Burgsteinfurt Castle
German location.image_plan
Steinfurt in ST.svg
German location.state
Nordrhein-Westfalen
German location.region
Münster
German location.district
Steinfurt
German location.elevation
65
German location.area
111.67
German location.postal_code
48565
German location.area_code
02551 (Burgsteinfurt), 02552 (Borghorst)
German location.licence
ST, BF, TE
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
05 5 66 084
German location.website
www.steinfurt.de
German location.mayor
Claudia Bögel-Hoyer

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Wikidata facts

Population
35456
Area
111.67
Elevation
60
Official website
www.steinfurt.de
Image
Am Markt. Rathaus in Burgsteinfurt - geo.hlipp.de - 10185.jpg
Dialing code
02552
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Commons category
Steinfurt
postal code
48565
inception
1975-01-01
Commons gallery
Steinfurt
hashtag
Steinfurt
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  • Geography
  • Neighbouring municipalities
  • City division
  • History
  • Historical monuments
  • Education
  • Transport
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  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Notable people
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Steinfurt (; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Steinfurt. From –1806, it was the capital of the County of Steinfurt.

==Geography== Steinfurt is situated north-west of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia. Its name, roughly meaning “stony ford”, came into being in 1975 when the two hitherto independent towns Borghorst and Burgsteinfurt amalgamated. Borghorst became a prosperous city due to its flourishing textile industry, whereas Burgsteinfurt has always rather been characterized by culture and administration. Tourists of the 19th century passing Burgsteinfurt praised the city as the "Paradise of Westphalia" and "Royal Diamond" (Königsdiamant) because of its 75 monumental buildings and moated castle.

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