Herzlake (Samtgemeinde)

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The Samtgemeinde Heart Lake is a municipal association in the district of Emsland.

  • 3.1 Samtgemeinderat
  • 3.2 Samtgemeinde Mayor
  • 3.3 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 Museums
  • 5.1 traffic

Geography

Geographical Location

The Samtgemeinde Heart Lake is located in Hasetal the eastern part of the district of Emsland in Lower Saxony.

The municipal area is between 20 and 34 m above sea level. NN.

Neighboring communities

Neighboring communities, the city Haselünne, to the north the joint communities Soegel and Werlte, in the south the Municipality Lengerich in the West. In the east it borders the city Loeningen in the district of Cloppenburg and the Municipality Fuerstenau in the district of Osnabrück.

The communities

(Population at 31 December 2012)

History

With the municipal reform, which came in the old district of Meppen into force on 1 March 1974 she was Samtgemeinde Heart Lake from the communities Drilling, Heart Lake and Lähden and Bookhof, rock, new country, and Westrum. In 1963, the municipality Drilling had formed from the communities big and small Drilling. A year later, the communities and Holte Holte- Lastrup Lastrup to the community and the communities had united Heart Lake and Bakerde to the municipality Heart Lake. In 1971, the municipalities Ahmsen, Herßum, Holte- Lastrup, Vinnen and Lähden had joined forces on a voluntary basis to the community Lähden.

Policy

The administrative headquarters of the velvet municipality is in the municipality of Heart Lake.

Samtgemeinderat

The Samtgemeinderat has 24 elected members. Then there is the directly elected full-time integrated municipality mayor. Him since the municipal election held on September 10, 2006 consists of three parties or voter communities.

  • CDU - 16 seats
  • UWG - 5 seats
  • SPD - 3 seats

The next local elections will take place in 2011.

Samtgemeinde Mayor

Full-time Samtgemeinde Mayor Ludwig Pleus ( CDU), who was confirmed in the election on 10 September 2006 with 69.9 % of the vote in his office.

Coat of arms

Description: "Under golden wave plate main, is a red giant's grave, split of green and silver, front an upright four -ended silver deer bar, rear ( left) a ramified leafless green branch. "

Culture and sights

Museums

  • Museum Railway
  • Aselager mill

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

The B 213 ( east-west direction by the community to extend ) it connects with Haselünne and Loeningen.

Herzlake Werlte (Samtgemeinde) Lengerich (Samtgemeinde) Dohren (Emsland) Chief (heraldry) Freren (Samtgemeinde) Lathen (Samtgemeinde) Spelle (Samtgemeinde)
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