Seedorf, Lower Saxony

Seedorf is a municipality in the district of Lower Saxony Rotenburg ( Wümme ) and is situated on the main road 71 between Zeven and Bremervörde 90 km from the North Sea. The municipality of Seedorf is in the Samtgemeinde Selsingen.

In the municipality was located from 1963 until 2006 a Dutch garrison. Since October 2006, here the majority of the Airborne Brigade 31 stationed.

  • 2.1 Amalgamations
  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms
  • 3.3 freeman

Geography

Community structure

History

Incorporations

On March 1, 1974, the neighboring community Godenstedt was incorporated.

Policy

Parish council

The city council has eleven seats including Mayor:

  • WG- Seedorf - 7 seats
  • WG- Godenstedt - 4 seats

(As at municipal election held on September 10, 2006 )

Coat of arms

Description: In the red field a silver gold armored running mammoth. In the black sign foot placed a silver spade with the sheet to the right.

The coat of arms was adopted from Godenstedt because of a mammoth was found in the degradation of marl in Godenstedt remains.

Freeman

  • Peter Struck, SPD parliamentary group chairman and former defense minister, was in 2005 an honorary citizen of the community.
Selsingen (Samtgemeinde) Field (heraldry) Seedorf, Lower Saxony Ahausen Alfstedt Anderlingen Basdahl Bothel, Lower Saxony Breddorf Brockel Deinstedt Ebersdorf, Lower Saxony Elsdorf, Lower Saxony Farven Fintel Gnarrenburg Gyhum Hamersen Hassendorf Heeslingen Hellwege Helvesiek Hemslingen Hepstedt Horstedt Kalbe, Lower Saxony Kirchtimke Kirchwalsede Klein Meckelsen Lengenbostel Ostereistedt Rhade Sandbostel Sittensen Stemmen Tarmstedt Tiste Vahlde Vorwerk, Lower Saxony Westertimke Westerwalsede Wilstedt Wohnste
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