Steinfurt (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtaɪnfʊʁt] ⓘ) is a Kreis (district) in the northern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The district is situated at the Lower Saxon border, north of Münster.

In the middle ages and early modern period, Steinfurt was an independent county of the Holy Roman Empire.

The red bar around the swan symbolizes the clerical state of Münster, which lay around the dukedom of Steinfurt.

The red water lily leaves were symbols of the dukes of Tecklenburg.