page_title: Schüttorf
section_title: Population
hierarchical_section_title: Schüttorf / Population
context_page_description: Schüttorf is a town in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in southwesternmost Lower Saxony near the Dutch border and the boundary with Westphalia. The town of Schüttorf forms with the surrounding communities the Joint Community of Schüttorf. It is the district's oldest town. It lies on the river Vechte, roughly 5 km east of Bad Bentheim, and 20 km southeast of Nordhorn.
context_section_description: Schüttorf has 11,711 inhabitants (as of 18 April 2005) in an area of 11.23 km², 51.3% of whom are female. The town's population density is 1027/km².
  Evangelical-Reformed Christians account for 40.7% of the town's population, whereas 22.1% are Catholic, 14.9% are Lutheran and 22% either hold no religious beliefs or belong to other faiths. There are 942 foreigners (8%) living in Schüttorf, among whom the biggest group is Turkish nationals (448), and the second-biggest Dutch nationals (187). There are 1,894 people (16.2%) living in Schüttorf who are German nationals, but whose background is foreign (as of 1 January 2006).
caption: Schüttorf's population development (1945 - 1950)
  The population grew with the arrival of people driven out of the eastern territories