Itterbeck
Itterbeck in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony is an old farming community that has developed into an independent community with almost 1,800 inhabitants (2005). Itterbeck belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Uelsen, whose administrative seat is in the like-named community.
Itterbeck | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Itterbeck within Grafschaft Bentheim district | |
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| Coordinates: 52°30′23″N 6°48′10″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Grafschaft Bentheim |
| Municipal assoc. | Uelsen |
| Subdivisions | 7 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lambertus Wanink |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.01 km2 (15.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31) | |
| • Total | 1,729 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 49847 |
| Dialling codes | 05948 |
| Vehicle registration | NOH |
| Website | www.itterbeck.net |
The name Itterbeck springs from the brook that runs through the community, called the Itter. The Itterbeck landscape is marked by heath, woods and cultivated moorland. In the outlying centre of Egge is found an Evangelical Reformed chapel that belongs to the parish of Uelsen. Worth seeing are the nature reserve and Flora Fauna Habitat Itterbecker Heide (heath) and the Egger Riese (“Egge Giant”), an ice-age glacial erratic several metres high. In 2004, Itterbeck celebrated its 750th birthday.
Itterbeck's constituent communities (Ortsteile) are Itterbeck, Egge, Itterbeckermoor, Kleine Striepe, Balderhaarmoor, Itterbeckerdoose and Ratzel.