Bokelrehm

Bokelrehm is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig- Holstein.

Geography and transport

The community Bokelrehm consists of two self-contained villages Bokelrehm and Kohlenbek. The two towns are separated by the course of the federal motorway 23 Heath Hamburg. It is located about 10 km northwest of Itzehoe.

History

1538 the village was first mentioned.

Policy

Since the local elections of 2008, the voters Community AKWG has all seven seats on the municipal council.

Coat of arms

Blazon: " left diagonally divided by gold and green. Above, a diagonally positioned and oriented with the tip in the right upper corner green book branch with two leaves and a red Beechnut at the top, below left oblique silver wave beams. "

The studded with two foliage leaves Beechnut symbolizes the district " Bokelrehm ", whose name is derived from the beech. The district " Kohlenbek " ( " tome Kolden beke " = " to the cold brook" ) is represented by the silver wave beams. The yellow as the background color in chief refers to a landscape setting " High Westedter Geest ", in which the municipality is located. The green symbolizes agriculture and the trees in the community.

Economy

In the village there are a restaurant and a smokehouse, except agriculture but have never found more companies in Bokelrehm.