Selsingen
Selsingen ( Low German: Sürsen ) is a municipality and administrative headquarters of the eponymous Samtgemeinde Selsingen in the district of Rotenburg (Wümme ) in Lower Saxony.
- 2.1 Amalgamations
- 4.1 municipal
- 4.2 Mayor
- 4.3 Coat of Arms
- 4.4 community partnerships
- 5.1 traffic
Geography
Selsingen is the Zevener Geest.
Community structure
The church today consists of the nucleus and the hamlets Selsingen Eitzte, Granstedt, Haaßel, Lavenstedt and Parnewinkel.
History
Although the name of the core location is first mentioned in 1219, but the settlement will be much older. Here lived a noble family, which is named after the destruction of the castle no longer " of Selsingen ", but only according to the location of their second home " of the Kuhla ". Especially old is likely to be the place Lavenstedt, which is found in documents from the years 971 and 986.
The villages Selsingen, Granstedt, Haaßel and upper Ochtenhausen successfully at the national competitions "Our village is beautiful " competition.
April 15, 1986 crashed an F-16 Dutch Air Force at Parnewinkel. The pilot came the crash.
Incorporations
On March 1, 1974, the municipalities Granstedt, Haaßel, Lavenstedt and Parnewinkel were incorporated.
Religion
In Selsingen there are the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Lamberti.
Policy
Parish council
The council has 15 members
- CDU - 10 seats
- SPD - 5 seats
(As at municipal election on September 11, 2011)
Mayor
Mayor Reinhard Aufdemkamp (CDU )
Coat of arms
Description: Argent, a straight red top with applied golden crossed Vogt rod and battle sword.
Community partnerships
The community has since 1990 partnered with the English town of Sawston.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
The municipality is situated on the main road 71 between Bremervörde and Zeven and on the railway line Bremervörde - Zeven -Rotenburg. The railway line is however traveled only by freight trains. Public transport is performed by buses.
Industry
With the Hansa Engineering is one of the leading European manufacturers of cemetery excavators and municipal vehicles in Selsingen.
Personalities
- Walter Hinck (* 1922), German scholar