Filsum

Filsum is an East Frisian municipality in north-west Germany. It belongs to Samtgemeinde Jümme whose office is located in the community.

  • 2.1 religions
  • 2.2 Amalgamations
  • 2.3 Explanation of the name
  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Mayor
  • 3.3 Coat of Arms
  • 3.4 Town twinning

Geography

Geographical Location

The village is located about 30 kilometers from the border with the Netherlands and 50 kilometers from the North Sea coast. The Jümme flows through the community. In the community Filsum and direct access to the B 72 and A 28

Neighboring communities

Filsum borders Uplengen, Detern, Nortmoor, Holtland, Hesel and Schwerinsdorf.

Community structure

Filsum consists of the districts Ammersum, Brückenfehn, Busboomsfehn, Lammertsfehn ( until May 14, 1934 Lammersfehn ) and stable Brügger field.

History

Religions

The Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul's Church celebrated its 750th anniversary in 2000. It has about 1750 members. In order for the community Filsum is strongly influenced by Protestant, like the rest of East Frisia. In addition, the work of the church is complemented by the country's Ecclesiastical Communities in Filsum and Lammertsfehn and the work of the EC ( Committed to Christ ). In addition, a free Christian community has established ( Free Bible Church ) in the district Lammertsfehn. Until the 1980s there was in Filsum a Catholic church that was abandoned due to lack of members.

Incorporations

In the course of municipal reform, the independent communities were on 1 January 1973 Ammersum ( with Brückenfehn ) Filsum summarized ( with Busboomsfehn and stable Brügger field) and Lammertsfehn the new community Filsum.

Explanation of the name

The place name is probably an early Germanic, perhaps even vorgermanischen place names back. Its base is made up of the old word clan to " pour, flow, flood (over ) ". These include, for example, the Baltic words like " Pilve ," meaning " mud, mud ", " pìlti ," meaning " water ", " Pilet ," meaning " drip ", " at- Piles ," meaning " Moraststellen that are not in the winter freeze ". If not Germanic name "p " stands, it has become the Germanic and Germans to " F" or "V".

Policy

Parish council

The Council of the Municipality Council Filsum consists of 13 women and councilors. This is the set number for the member community of integrated municipality with a population of 2001-3000 people. The 13 council members are elected through local elections for five years. The current term of office began on 1 November 2011.

The council chose the Councilwoman Margret Schulte- Cramer ( CDU) as honorary mayor for the current parliamentary term.

The last local elections on September 11, 2011 gave the following result:

The turnout in the local elections of 2011 was 62.7 %, well above the Lower Saxony average of 52.5 %. For comparison - in the previous local elections on 10 September 2006 the turnout was 61.8 %.

Mayor

Since November 9, 2011 Margret Schulte- Cramer (CDU), honorary mayor of the community Filsum.

Coat of arms

Blazon: In green a silver horse head with black bridle.

Twinning

A partnership exists with the congregation stone dance Warnow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Personalities

The nationally known through radio and television Horse Whisperer and author Tamme Hanken comes from this place and has his horses REHABILITATION yard.

By 2006 Filsum was the winter home of the famous circus Charles Knie. After the sale of the circus ' winter quarters moved to Papenburg. The former owner Charles Knie then emigrated to Australia.

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