Sottrum

Sottrum is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg (Wümme ) in Lower Saxony.

  • 4.1 Coat of Arms
  • 5.1 educational institutions
  • 5.2 Social Institutions
  • 5.3 Economics
  • 5.4 Leisure and sports facilities

Geography

The community Sottrum is about 20 meters above sea level and is the nucleus of the velvet municipality Sottrum. The place has an area of ​​two kilometers in north-south and 1.5 km in west-east direction. The place is located about 32 kilometers from the city of Bremen and 13 kilometers from the district town of Rotenburg (Wümme ). The surroundings of the town is characterized by bog, forest and the river valleys of Wümme and Wieste.

Local structure

The municipality is divided into three districts: the capital Sottrum, the 2.5 km west district located Stuckenborstel and 4.5 km south-west to the district Everinghausen. Stuckenborstel and Everinghausen were incorporated as part of the municipal reassignment on 1 March 1974 Sottrum.

Neighboring towns

The following communities are neighboring towns of Sottrum. Indicated are the distance from the center of the main town.

History

The oldest known written mention of Sottrum is 1205. Sottrum In a Convention is mentioned there as Suthrem as archdeacon of the cathedral chapter Verden. According to estimates, the place has been but already inhabited around the year 800. During the Russian campaign Napoleon was Sottrum quarters of his senior officers, such as Maréchal Davout.

Formation of Samtgemeinde

Due to the ever increasing demands on the administrative tasks a pressure for reform in the small volunteer managed communities already emerged in the 1950s. As well as the public school system had to be reconsidered taking into account the country's education planning, eventually in 1969 joined the communities Bötersen, Clüversborstel, Everinghausen, Hassendorf, Hellwege, Höperhöfen, Reeßum, Schleeßel, Sottrum, Stack, Stuckenborstel, Taaken and Winkelsdorf on a voluntary basis Samtgemeinde Sottrum together. The former first principal statutes of Samtgemeinde Sottrum entered into force on 30 June 1969.

On 29 December 1970, the municipality Horstedt declared its accession to Samtgemeinde. With the entry into force of the law on the restructuring of municipalities in Rotenburg ( Wümme) on March 1, 1974 were added to the churches Ahausen and Eversen. The existing Samtgemeinde Sottrum was made at that time under the new law.

Incorporations

On March 1, 1974, the municipalities Everinghausen and Stuckenborstel were incorporated.

Traffic

The Federal Highway 75 runs through the city Sottrum, the junction Stuckenborstel on the A 1 is located about two kilometers from the village.

The town has a railway station on the railway line pan - Eickelmann -Hamburg, stick to the circulating within the Hanseatic network trains the metronom railway company on the connection of Hamburg -Bremen.

Since 1 April 2010 the Municipality Sottrum has a volunteer -driven citizen bus, which connects the districts together.

Policy

Since the local elections on 11 September 2011, 19 seats are distributed in the Council of the municipality Sottrum as follows:

  • CDU: 7 Council Members
  • SPD: 5 councilors
  • GREEN: 5 councilors
  • FDP: 2 councilors

SPD and Greens Sottrum form a group for the election period to 2016.

Mayor of the municipality Sottrum is Christa Cemetery (SPD).

Coat of arms

Blazon: In red with silver covered with black nail right Obereck Cross of Saint George in golden armor on horseback to the left goldgezäumtem and goldhufigem silver horse with golden lance a green dragon stabbing.

The Samtgemeinde Sottrum in 1970 received approval for the acquisition of the coat of arms of the municipality Sottrum.

Public institutions

Educational institutions

  • Primary school on Eichkamp
  • School Center South: Morning Star Elementary School and Secondary and upper secondary school
  • School at the Wieste; Elementary and secondary school
  • Wiestekindergarten Sottrum
  • Kindergarten Dandelion Sottrum (equipped since 2009 with two cribs groups)

Social institutions

Nearest hospitals are the Diakoniekrankenhaus Rotenburg ( Wumme), the Aller -Weser Clinic in Achim and the hospitals in Bremen. Sottrum is the site of an old people's home.

Economy

Sottrum is the headquarters of Volksbank eG Wümme Wieste and is in the catchment area of ​​the Sparkasse Rotenburg - Bremervörde.

Leisure and sports facilities

  • Outdoor heated pool, On Bullworth
  • Multi-purpose gym, on Bullworth
  • Football field, old village street

Community partnerships

  • Sauveterre -de- Guyenne, France
  • Lubasz, Poland

Culture and sights

  • In the district Stuckenborstel the water mill Stuckenborstel located on the banks of the river Wieste.
  • In Sottrum there is a seahorse breeding. It is the Brazilian giant seahorse protected species.

Theater

The amateur theater group of Sottrum TV has existed since 1946. The five performances take place every year in early November.

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