Steinfurt (district)

Steinfurt
District
Flag of Steinfurt
Flag
Coat of arms of Steinfurt
Coat of arms
Map
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. regionMünster
CapitalSteinfurt
Government
 • District admin. (2020–25) Martin Sommer (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
1,792.097 km2 (691.933 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total
459,195
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationST, TE, BF
Websitewww.kreis-steinfurt.de

Steinfurt (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtaɪnfʊʁt] ⓘ) is a Kreis (district) in the northern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Bentheim, Emsland, district-free Osnabrück and the Osnabrück district, Warendorf, district-free Münster, Coesfeld, Borken.

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.