The Bentheim Black Pied , also known as Schwarz-Wesses or Buntes Bentheimer Schwein , is a rare breed of domestic pig in Germany .
3-487: The breed originated in Bentheim , Germany , in the early 20th century, when local breeds were crossed with Berkshire and Cornwalls. It became nearly extinct in the 1950s, and is now a " rare breed ". with about 100 registered breeding animals. Pigs are medium-sized, lop-eared, and colored white with black spots. Boars average 75 cm height, 250 kg weight; sows average 70 cm height, 180 kg weight. This pig-related article
6-607: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . County of Bentheim (district) County of Bentheim ( German : Grafschaft Bentheim ) is a district ( Landkreis ) in Lower Saxony , Germany . It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the Dutch provinces of Overijssel and Drenthe , the district of Emsland , and the districts of Steinfurt and Borken in North Rhine-Westphalia . The District has roughly
9-587: The same territory as the County of Bentheim , a state of the Holy Roman Empire that was dissolved in 1803. The district's north-western region named Niedergrafschaft [ de ] ( low county ) protrudes into Dutch territory, and borders it to the north, west and south. The Vechte River (Dutch Vecht ) traverses the district from south to north and flows into the Netherlands . The arms are identical to
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