Samtens
Samtens is a municipality in the district of Vorpommern - Rügen on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern ( Germany ). The municipality is the administrative seat of the Office West Rügen, which includes an additional ten communities.
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
Geography and transport
Samtens is located approximately 20 kilometers northeast of Stralsund and about ten kilometers south-west of Bergen. The Federal Highway 96 and the railroad Stralsund - Sassnitz run through the town. The community is one of the few inland towns on Rügen.
Districts
- Samtens
- Berglase
- Dönkvitz
- Frankenthal
- Muhlitz
- Natzevitz
- Negast
- Plüggentin
- Sehrow
- Stönkvitz
- Tolkmitz
History
The environment was until 1325 part of the Principality of Rügen and then the Duchy of Pomerania. With the Peace of Westphalia of 1648 became Rügen and thus also the place Samtens under Swedish rule after the place previously belonged to the Duchy of Pomerania. In 1815 the church and Pomerania came to the Prussian province of Pomerania. Since 1818 Samtens belonged to the circle or district Rügen. Only in the years 1952 to 1955 it was the county Putbus belonging. The village belonged until 1990 to Rügen county in the district of Rostock and in the same year part of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern. The 1990 re- designated as the Rügen was 2011 in the district of Vorpommern - Rügen.
Samtens was first mentioned in 1318 as " Samtensze ". The place name is of Slavic origin and means as much as lonely.
The Good Plüggentin was since the 13th century belonged to the family of Grundis. Beginning of the 16th century it came to the monastery Eldena near Greifswald, but already in 1520 sold the property to the monastery of the family of the East. In 1717 it was purchased by then the family of Vieregge, but by the Great Northern War, they got into trouble and the estate was sold. Now, however, the estate was to Walzengut, ie it continually changing owners. Then it was more stable, with Wolffradt from 1730 to 1766, then the. Von der Lancken to 1901, followed by Langen and around 1914 the family Sprickerhoff to 1945
The Manor House - neunachsig with richly articulated façade, was built in 1888 by the Lancken, the last in 1901 but fell with his horse and broke his neck.
Policy
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on 19 September 2000 by the Home Office and registered under No. 225 of the coat of arms role of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Blazon: " square of green and silver; obliquely crossed a fallen silver hoe with facing outward and a fallen leaf green key with facing outward beard, accompanied. above by a bell, down from a gear, both in confused colors "
The coat of arms was designed by the Sagarder Gerhard Koggelmann.
Education and Sports
- Since the school year 2008/ 09 is available in Samtens only a primary school. Here children from Samtens, Dreschvitz, Rambin and Altefaehr are taught from the first to the fourth grade.
- The SV has Samtens football and table tennis teams in his club.
- Since 2003 there is a local chapter of the German Life Saving Society ( DLRG )
Attractions
→ See: List of monuments in Samtens
- Church Samtens - brick church from the 14th century
- Manor Plüggentin