Tecklenburg

Geschichte

Tecklenburg is a town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.Coat of armsThe coat of arms shows an anchor and three seeblatts.GeographyIt is located at the foothills of the Teutoburg Forest, southwest of Osnabrück.Division of the townTecklenburg consists of 4 districts (with farming communities):Neighbouring municipalities Ibbenbüren Westerkappeln Lotte Hagen Lengerich Ladbergen SaerbeckHistoryIn the 12th century the county of Tecklenburg emerged in the region that is now called the "Tecklenburger Land" in the western foothills of the Teutoburg Forest. It was annexed by the neighbouring county of Bentheim in 1263, and Tecklenburg still had a count until the 19th century. Even today, some local descendents of the Bentheim / Tecklenburg families are sometimes considered as aristocrats. Much like many other European aristocrats, their family can be traced back to Charlemagne (800's) or is linked with the blood lines of old European royal families (e.g. in the case of the Bentheim-Tecklenburg there is a link with the House of Orange - the Dutch royal family).