Cramme

Cramme is a municipality in the forest or in the district of Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 traffic

Geographical Location

The town is located southwest of Wolfenbüttel and west of the Oder Forest.

Cramme is predominantly agricultural, but due to the proximity to the city of Wolfenbüttel and to the city of Salzgitter, with its various industrial companies (MAN, VW, Salzgitter AG) also significance as the residence for the people employed there.

History

Origin of the name

The town was first mentioned in writing in 1150 as " Cramme ". Since then, the name varied only occasionally - occasionally is " Kramme " ( 1269 ) or " junk " ( 1242 ), the speech - and has survived to this day in the first form. It is assumed in the name of a form Cramme or Cramma, has derived from the Indo-European " grem " (wet ) or Gothic " qrammiþa " (moisture) and the Old Norse " kramr " ( moist, halbgetaut of snow). Cramme lies to the west of the Oder forest, from which a plurality of streams flow down the west slopes towards Cramme. This geographical location could have been a motive for the choice of the place name.

Policy

Parish council

The council is made up of 9 from Cramme Council women and councilors including the mayor together

• SPD 6 seats
• CDU 3 seats

(As at municipal election on September 11, 2011)

Coat of arms

Blazon: ". In split crest in gold above a red lily, below in red a golden lily " The family von Cramm, in Cramme had a castle until the 13th century, resulted in their coat of arms three lilies, referenced here will. The colors gold red or yellow-red coat of arms stand for the Duchy of Brunswick, remind them of the centuries- long affiliation Crammes to the Duchy. The district Wolfenbüttel approved the coat of arms on June 13, 1985.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Far from the village runs the federal highway 248 and Federal highway 395