Mittelstenahe

Mittelstenahe ( Low German Mittelsnohn ) is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony. In addition to the main town Mittelstenahe also Nordahn and Varrel belong to the community.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a silver background a wave beam, the the place its eponymous river symbolizes Mittelstenahe floodplain. The five Odalrunen ( three above, two below the wave beam ) stand for the first five yards of the place.

History

Mittelstenahe 1500 was first mentioned.

On 1 July 1972, the municipalities Nordahn and Varrel were incorporated.

Policy

Parish council

Since the local elections in 2001, the voters Community Mittelstenahe all nine members of the council.

Culture and sights

In the list of monuments in Mittelstenahe are registered in the list of monuments of the country district Cuxhaven monuments.

Others

In spring 2007, it was announced that the village Mittelstenahe with 260 inhabitants thirty cases of cancer are recorded in the last 10 years. Compared to the Lower Saxon average, which is 0.77 percent of the population, it is here at 11 percent abnormally high. As a basic two radio links of the Bundeswehr be presumed that intersect over the place. The Mayor Helck and the integrated municipality mayor W. Otten want to make sure that will be carried out here on an extensive investigation. The Minister of Social Affairs Ross Luttmann, by the output of the low -Zeitung on Saturday, 10 February 2007, explains this issue to the boss thing. The District Administrator of Cuxhaven Bielefeld has shown no relented and agreed not to pay a pledge of financial support. A truly genuine proof can only accurate, science-based root cause analysis revealed which must include an age standardization and accurate temporal resolution of the mentioned number.

Myths and legends

• From wood Vogt Klopp

Source

Hake Betken siene Duven The word book of Elbe and Weser estuary, ISBN 3-931771-16-4 by the men from Morning Star