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Suderburg (Samtgemeinde)
Suderburg is a ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... Its seat is in the village Suderburg. Samtgemeinde divisions The ''Samtgemeinde'' of Suderburg consists of 3 parishes with the following villages Samtgemeinden in Lower Saxony Uelzen (district) {{Uelzen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samtgemeinde
A ''Samtgemeinde'' (; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of municipality, municipalities, equivalent to the ''Amt (administrative division), Ämter'' in Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Brandenburg, and the ''Verbandsgemeinden'' in Rhineland-Palatinate. Function A ''Samtgemeinde'' is a Government agency, government body composed of a collective association of ''Gemeinde (Germany), gemeinden'' (municipality, municipalities), the lowest level of official territorial division in Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' were introduced in Lower Saxony on 4 March 1955 upon the adoption of the Lower Saxony Municipal Code (''Niedersächsische Gemeindeordnung''), which was based on United Kingdom, British administrative structures at the time. According to §71 paragraph 1 Lower Saxony law on local government, a ''Samtgemeinde'' should have at least 7,000 inhabitants. Approximat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groß Süstedt
Gross or Groß in German is the correct spelling of the surname under German orthographic rules. In Switzerland, the name is spelled Gross. Some Germans and Austrians also use the spelling with "ss" instead of "ß". It is a surname of German, Prussian, and Yiddish (Ashkenazi Jewish) origin. The word means "big", "tall" or "great", and was likely adopted in Europe over the 15th to 19th centuries during the times of the House of Habsburg when monarchs of the royal families (Emperor or Empress) were called "the Great" (der Große). Descendants of this House may have adopted the name ''Gross'' from their ancestors. German-speaking Christian hymns use references to Jesus as "Mein Herr ist Groß" (''My Lord is Great'') or "So Groß ist der Herr" (''So Great is the Lord''). Composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828) wrote several songs referring to Jesus or God as ''groß'', such as D 757, a quartet called "Gott in der Natur" (''Groß ist der Herr!'') in 1822 and D 852, "Die Allmacht" (''G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suderburg (Ort)
Suderburg is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km southwest of Uelzen. Suderburg is also the seat of the ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Suderburg. Municipal divisions The parish of ''Suderburg'' consists of Suderburg itself and the following villages that had been independent until the municipal reform in 1972: Bahnsen, Böddenstedt, Hamerstorf, Hösseringen, Holxen and Räber. History The first known written instance of the name was as Sutherburg in 1004. In 1847, the railway line Celle– Uelzen– Lüneburg–Harburg– Wilhelmsburg was opened, and Suderburg railway station was opened in 1850 and extended in 1859. In 1957, the villages Graulingen, Oldendorf I and Suderburg were merged into Suderburg. Notable people * Sophus Schmidt (1792–1841), Hanoveran liberation fighter, bailiff in Bleckede and landowner in Suderburg * Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm Hillmer (1831–1916), buildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hösseringen
Hösseringen is a village in the Samtgemeinde Suderburg, collective municipality of Suderburg and lies southwest of Uelzen in the German state of Lower Saxony. Geography Hösseringen lies between Hamburg and Hanover in the middle of the Lüneburg Heath. The village is dominated by the landscape of the High Heath (''Hohe Heide'') and extensive forests that surround it and that stretch as far as Eschede to the southwest. Geology Terminal moraines from the penultimate ice age run through the parish forming several hillocks and low ridges. The Hardau stream rises about 2 km southeast of the village centre, running through the Hardau valley between Holxen and Holdenstedt before emptying into the Gerdau. History The village was first recorded in 1247. Culture and sights Tourism Aside from agriculture, tourism is an important source of income for the village. The village is known nationally for the Hösseringen Museum Village which covers an area of about 10 ha. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Böddenstedt (Suderburg)
Böddenstedt is a village in the municipality of Suderburg in the collective municipality of Suderburg and lies in southwest of the district of Uelzen in the German state of Lower Saxony. Geography The farming and handicrafts village of Böddenstedt lies between Hamburg and Hanover in the middle of the Lüneburg Heath. The ''Stahlbach'' stream – formerly also called the ''Böddenstedter Aue'' – flows along the southern edge of the village from west to east and is accompanied by fish ponds and a flat countryside of meadows and pasture. Böddenstedt has the form of a ''Haufendorf'' or irregularly nucleated village. File:Reetdachhaus-Böddenstedt.jpg, 1701 thatched timber-framed house in ''Mühlenstraße'' File:Wassermühle-Böddenstedt2.jpg, Water mill converted into a house File:Mühlenteich-Böddenstedt.JPG, The millpond File:Heidehof-Böddenstedt2.jpg, Typical heath farm in Böddenstedt (from 1800) [Baidu] |
Bahnsen
Bahnsen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *David L. Bahnsen (born 1974), American portfolio manager, author, and television commentator *Greg Bahnsen (1948–1995), Calvinist philosopher, apologist, and debater *John Bahnsen (born 1934), United States Army general *Julius Bahnsen (1830–1881), German philosopher *Karen Bahnsen (born 1960), American college golf coach and former player * Ken Bahnsen (born 1930), American football player *Stan Bahnsen (born 1944), Major League Baseball pitcher *Uwe Bahnsen Uwe Bahnsen (1930 in Hamburg – 30 July 2013 in south-west France) was an accomplished German painter, sculpter and car designer, widely noted for his 28-year career at Ford Motor Company, where he designed the second-generation Mercury Capri ... (1930–2013), German car designer {{surname, Bahnsen German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suderburg
Suderburg is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km southwest of Uelzen. Suderburg is also the seat of the ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Suderburg. Municipal divisions The parish of ''Suderburg'' consists of Suderburg itself and the following villages that had been independent until the municipal reform in 1972: Bahnsen, Böddenstedt, Hamerstorf, Hösseringen, Holxen and Räber. History The first known written instance of the name was as Sutherburg in 1004. In 1847, the railway line Celle–Uelzen–Lüneburg– Harburg– Wilhelmsburg was opened, and Suderburg railway station was opened in 1850 and extended in 1859. In 1957, the villages Graulingen, Oldendorf I and Suderburg were merged into Suderburg. Notable people * Sophus Schmidt (1792–1841), Hanoveran liberation fighter, bailiff in Bleckede and landowner in Suderburg * Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm Hillmer (1831–1916), building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holthusen II
Holthusen is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... References Ludwigslust-Parchim {{LudwigslustParchim-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerdau (Ort)
Gerdau is the largest producer of long steel in the Americas, with steel mills in Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela. Currently, Gerdau has an installed capacity of 26 million metric tons of steel per year and offers steel for the civil construction, automobile, industrial, agricultural and various sectors. Gerdau is also the world's 30th largest steelmaker. It has 337 industrial and commercial units and more than 30,000 employees across 10 countries. History Gerdau was founded by Johannes Heinrich Kaspar Gerdau, also known as João Gerdau, a German migrant who left the port of Hamburg for Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil, in 1869 in search of new business opportunities. He arrived at the port of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul and, at only 20 years of age, established himself in Colônia de Santo Ângelo (now the town of Agudo), where he invested in trade, transport and the subdivision of land. He moved to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uelzen (district)
Uelzen () is a district (''Landkreis'') in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Gifhorn, Celle, Heidekreis, Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg, and by the state of Saxony-Anhalt (district of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel). The county capital is the town of Uelzen. History From the Middle Ages on the region was part of the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and its successor states. Geography The district comprises the eastern part of the Lüneburg Heath (''Lüneburger Heide''). The Ilmenau river has its source in the district. From here it runs northwards to the town of Lüneburg. The countryside is flat and sparsely populated. Coat of arms The coat of arms displays: * three crosses, symbolising the monasteries of Ebstorf Ebstorf is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km northwest of Uelzen, and 25 km south of Lüneburg. Ebstorf was the seat of the former ''Samtgemei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
