Lintig

Lintig is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven in Lower Saxony southeast of the Bederkesaer lake.

• 2.1 Amalgamations
• 2.2 Population development

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 Structures
• 4.2 Myths and legends

• 5.1 People who have worked on site

Geography

Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages Lintig Lintig, Meckelstedt and Great grove. She is a member municipality of the velvet municipality Bederkesa Bad Bederkesa.

History

Incorporations

On March 1, 1974, the municipalities Great grove and Meckelstedt were incorporated.

Population Development

(1961 on June 6, 1970 on May 27, in each census results including Great grove and Meckelstedt, from 1987 on 31 December)

Policy

Parish council

Since the local elections of 2006, the municipal council is composed as follows:

• CDU: 8 councilors
• SPD: 2 councilors
• Green: one council member

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows Lintigs front on a red background with a silver Crane Wing, which is taken from the coat of arms of the family von der Lieth. Back on silver background is shown a red city key, which is the coat of arms of Bremen and is taken for the former belonging to the archbishopric of Bremen. Colour fidelity in red and silver corresponds to the family of Lieth, as well as the Bremen.

Culture and sights

In the list of monuments in Lintig are registered in the list of monuments of the country district Cuxhaven monuments.

Structures

• In Lintig is a well-preserved and restored gallery Dutch windmill from 1872, now with several outbuildings is a country trading business as a retail space.
• The stone box of Meckelstedt is a Bronze Age stone box in the village.

Myths and legends

• The misery of the Great Stone Grove

Personalities

Those who worked on site

• Martin Brinkmann (born 1976 ), German author, critic and editor
• Guido Hagelstede (* 1967), German politician