Arpsdorf

Arpsdorf is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg -Eckernförde in Schleswig -Holstein.

Geography and transport

Arpsdorf located on the edge of the nature park Aukrug about 8 km southwest of Neumünster at the sturgeon. To the east runs the Federal Highway 7 from Hamburg to Kiel, north of State Road 430 from Neumünster towards Meldorf. The station formerly located on the railway line Hamburg- Altona- Kiel was dissolved. On the so-called Ohlenkamp (western municipality, direction Willenscharen ) the first official air forest was created by the Foundation Climate Forest in spring 2012.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1199 as Erpesthorp. About the sturgeon goods were shipped that were transhipped in Arpsdorf on horse carriages.

Policy

Municipal council

Of the nine seats, the voter community KWG since the local elections in May 2013, all seats in the municipal council.

Coat of arms

Blazon: " From split green and silver. In colors reversed above - the split line overlay panel - the front gable of a half-timbered farm house with verbrettertem gable, below a wave beams two outwardly -turned oak leaves. "

Economy

The municipal area is predominantly agricultural. On the western edge of Arpsdorf are the towers of DLF transmitter Neumünster.