Gribbohm

Gribbohm is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig- Holstein. The municipality consists of the villages Langenklint and Bebek.

Geography and transport

Gribbohm is just west of Wacken. The North Sea-Baltic Canal, the highway 431 and the Marschbahn pass through the territory of the municipality; The nearest train stations are in Wilster and Burg (Dithmarschen ). The forest creek, Nuttelner Bach and the Holstenau flow through the community.

History

The name of the village was first mentioned in 1538 in the files and is probably on the " Grie'ßbaum ," the rod of a referee, in a tournament the combatants of a duel could be separated with the back.

Policy

Of the nine seats in the municipal council voters Community AWG since the local elections in 2008 and five voters Community FWG has four seats.

Coat of arms

Blazon: "In front of a green silver and red ten times gestückten bar on the left inverted, silver -clad country man holding a wendetes fed him, rearing silver horse on a tight rein. "

The coat of arms is based on a legend naming the community. In the 17th century there should have been in the place a border or customs tree where you take smuggler ( Low German: griepen ) wanted. Accordingly, the Customs tree " Griepbohm " was called. They say now that once in Nienbüttel a horse had gone through, that could not be captured in Wacken. As it ran towards Gribbohm, people should have said: "Lat because animal lopen you, hey kümmt yes for the boom! " ( Do not run the animal, it is yes to the (marginal) tree. ) And at customs tree in Gribbohm you have can actually grab the animal ( " kunn one dat animal griepen "). So the " Griep boom" had become the origin of the place name.

Personalities

The Berlin-based conceptual artist John Bock was born in 1965 in Gribbohm.