Schiffdorf

Ship Village ( Low German Schippdörp ) is a municipality in the district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony ( Germany ).

• 2.1 Amalgamations
• 2.2 Population development

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

• 5.1 traffic

Geography

Community structure

The community is adjacent to the town ship village from eight other villages. The largest town is Spaden on the northeastern outskirts of Bremerhaven. Other towns are Bramel, lavas and Wehden and Sellstedt, Wehdel, Altluneberg and Geestenseth.

History

The formation of the Commune in 1974 resulted in larger Spaden to violent protests, particularly because of the lack of direct connection and the separating Geestemünde. From 1971 to 1974 Bramel, ship village and Sellstedt Been connected as an independent member communities of the velvet municipality Geesteort close together. Originally it was planned that Wehdel and Geestenseth should not belong to the community unit ship the village. Instead, a common Samtgemeinde with Köhlen was (now a member municipality of the velvet municipality Bederkesa ) planned Frelsdorf and Wollingst (now both districts of the municipality Beverstedt ), which was not formed because of the lack of local interest. Altluneberg was, however, already incorporated to Wehdel 1967. Formerly belonged Schiffdorferdamm to ship village. Due to the urban communities in Schiffdorferdamm the former municipality ship village should be incorporated fully by 1927 Wesermünde. However, the district ship village was allowed to remain independent after the site visit, since the village was still classified as rural.

Incorporations

On March 1, 1974, the municipalities Bramel, Geestenseth, lavas, Sellstedt, Spaden, Wehdel and Wehden were incorporated.

Population Development

(1961 on June 6, 1970 on May 27, in each census results, including the subsequent eingemeindeten places, from 1987 on 31 December)

Policy

Parish council

The local council of ship village consists of 30 elected members as well as the directly elected mayor. The municipal election held on 11 September 2011 led to the following distribution of seats:

Coat of arms

The coat of arms depicts a golden cog with silver sails on a blue background, which is sailing through a silver waters. On the heraldic left side there is a upward-facing golden ear of barley with nine grains, which represent the nine villages in the municipality. The coat of arms borrowed from the coat of arms of the town ship village, which bears a similar spike with 11 grains on the heraldic right side.

Culture and sights

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

• Telecommunications tower ship village
• St. Martin's Church
• Windmill

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

The municipality is located east and northeast of Bremerhaven right on the A27. There is also a rail connection with stops in Sellstedt, Wehdel and Geestenseth on the run by the EVB route Bremerhaven - Bremervörde - Harsefeld - Buxtehude

Myths and legends

• The frieze grave
• As the great arc of the Geestemünde has arisen
• The werewolf
• The genarrten treasure hunters
• The dwarves in Löhberg
• Mary of Bramel
• The stupid Brameler
• The Brameler build a church
• The bell cow in Bramel
• The Brameler want to save their church bell
• From the rich Bramel
• The Brameler dig a well

• As the dimensions Brameler a soot
• The clever girls
• The Steinberg at Bramel
• A strange experience
• The Irrlicht in the bog
• The Sündermal or sinners Kuhle at Bramel
• The Hirskejäger
• The scythe mowed enough
• The last of the Lieth
• Treasures of wickedness not prospering
• As the Silver Lake has been created