Husum, Lower Saxony

Husum is a municipality in the district of Nienburg / Weser in Lower Saxony. The community belongs to the Samtgemeinde Mittelweser, which has its headquarters in the town of Stolzenau.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Mayor
• 3.3 Coat of Arms

• 5.1 traffic

Geography

Husum is located in the Natural Park Steinhude south of Nienburg and north of the Steinhuder sea.

Community structure

The four quarters are:

• Bolsehle
• Great Varlingen
• Husum
• Cal Sing Hausen

History

The first mention of Husum in a document from the year 1250. A fire destroyed in 1774, a large part of the village and erected in 1250 church building.

Together with the villages Bolsehle, United Varlingen And Sheshan Sing Hausen Husum was summarized in the course of municipal reform on 1 March 1974 on the new community Husum and integrated into the Municipality country mountains that rose in the Samtgemeinde Mittelweser again in 2011.

Policy

Parish council

The municipal council of Husum is made up of 13 council women and councilors.

• CDU: 6 seats (-2)
• WG Husum: 3 seats ( 3)
• SPD: 3 seats (-1)
• GREEN: 1 seat

(As at municipal election on September 11, 2011)

Mayor

The honorary mayor Friedrich Fischer was elected on 9 September 2001.

Coat of arms

Blazon: ". Above a ski jump in the sign in confused colors gold and red, split of red and gold, a silver front church with an attached silver bell tower, behind a black plow "

Culture and sights

• Built in 1200 the church was destroyed by fire in 1774. In the years 1776-1778 the St. Jakobi church was rebuilt in its present form.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

The community is located south of the state road leading from 6 Nienburg / Weser to Hanover.