Söllingen

Söllingen is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt in Lower Saxony. It is one of the velvet municipality Heeseberg with headquarters in Jerxheim.

Geography

Söllingen lies south of the nature park Elm Lappwald.

History

In 1090 the church was first mentioned as Solynge, eventually suggesting an earlier salt works. In the 19th century Söllingen developed into an industrial site (sugar factory, distillery, steam brickyard, brewery, juice factory and steam dairy ).

Policy

Since 2011, Sven Brune honorary mayor of the community. His first deputy Ralf Schacht, second deputy is Lars Stony. From 9 September 2006 to 2011 was Heinz Bosse honorary mayor of the community.

Coat of arms

Blazon: "In the wave cut split of blue and gold, topped with sugar beet in two colors confused. "

The two sugar beet in confused colors accent the double meaning of the place. Not only their cultivation presented and represents a significant economic factor, but also the processing and propagation. From 1850 to 1957 worked the local sugar factory, from 1886 to 1953 and a beet juice factory. In their place, today the production of quality seed is entered, which is exported around the world. The wave splitting symbolizes Söllingen as centuries-old border town. The water-rich Great fracture has always been a natural border. Here, the Duchy of Brunswick once bordered to the Bishopric of Halberstadt, then at Brandenburg and Prussia. The Brunswick national colors blue and yellow commemorate the historic affiliation Söllingens to the land of Braunschweig.

The coat of arms was designed by Dr. Arnold Braunschweiger heraldist Rabbow and so adopted by the Municipal Council on 19 July 2001.

Economy and infrastructure

Söllingen is just off the federal highway 244 which leads from Helmstedt to Wernigerode. The community had until December 2007 a ​​breakpoint on the railway line Wolfenbüttel - Helmstedt.

Today is a big and important seed company has its headquarters in Söllingen.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Carmen vagina (* 1965), German historian and essayist
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