Freren (Samtgemeinde)
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In the Samtgemeinde Freren from the Lower Saxony Emsland district, the five municipalities Andervenne, Beeston, Freren, brasses and Thuine have joined forces to fulfill their administrative business.
- 2.1 Samtgemeinde Mayor
- 2.2 Samtgemeinderat
- 2.3 Coat of Arms
Geography
Geographical Location
The Samtgemeinde Freren located in the southeast of the district.
Neighboring communities
In the north, the Municipality Freren adjacent to the Municipality Lengerich, on the east by the Municipality Fuerstenau in the district of Osnabrück and the community Hopsten in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine -Westphalia, on the south by the Municipality Spellenberg and to the west by the town of Lingen.
The communities
(Population at 31 December 2012)
Policy
The administrative headquarters of the velvet municipality is in town Freren.
Samtgemeinde Mayor
Samtgemeinde mayor is Godehard Ritz ( CDU). He was confirmed in the local elections on 10 September 2006 at the first ballot with 72.3 % of the vote in his office.
Samtgemeinderat
The Samtgemeinderat has 26 elected members. Then there is the directly elected mayor of the velvet municipality. After the local elections on 11 September 2011 it belong to two parties.
- CDU - 22 seats
- SPD - 4 seats
The next local elections will take place in 2016.
Coat of arms
Description: Gold three green leaves on a stem. About the coat of arms a fünfzinkige crown with beaded lace.