Sögel (Samtgemeinde)

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The Samtgemeinde Soegel is a community association in Lower Saxony Emsland. It was created in 1974 through the merger of many smaller places. Soegel was before 1932 seat of the county Hümmling and in the 18th century an even larger administrative area, as the river name promised Ems shows (from " Sögeler Ems ").

Soegel is geographically the largest municipality in the Emsland district, with about 15,500 inhabitants ( 2005).

• 2.1 Samtgemeinderat
• 2.2 Samtgemeinde Mayor
• 2.3 Coat of Arms

Geography

Geographical Location

The Samtgemeinde Soegel covers most of the Geest Hümmling. Fifteen kilometers west of the village core runs the Ems, 16 km south the hare.

The integrated municipality is located at 35 m above sea level. NN.

Neighboring communities

The integrated municipality is bordered to the north by the Municipality Nordhümmling, on the east by the Municipality Werlte, to the south by the Municipality Heart Lake and the cities Haselünne and Meppen and to the west by the city of Haren and the joint communities Lathen and Dörpen.

The communities

(Population at 31 December 2012)

Policy

Samtgemeinderat

The Samtgemeinderat has 32 ​​elected members, as well as the directly elected mayor Samtgemeinde. Him since the municipal election held on 11 September 2011 consists of three parties or voter communities.

• CDU - 22 seats
• SPD / GREEN Group - 7 seats
• UWG ( Independent voters Community ) - 3 seats

The next local elections will take place in 2016.

Samtgemeinde Mayor

For the election of full- Samtgemeinde mayor on September 10, 2006 Günter Wigbers (CDU ) was elected with 77.8 % of votes. The term of office of the new integrated municipality mayor begins with the new legislature on November 1, 2006.

Coat of arms

Description: The golden head of the shield with the red deer rod is separated by a three- arc cut from the green field identified with the ( 3,3,2 ) silver acorns.