Süderheistedt

Süderheistedt is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein.

Geography

The municipality is located in the Eider- Treene lowlands near the district town of Heide along Route 150

The municipality is divided into the districts Aukrug, Hägen and Süderheistedt.

History

On 1 January 2009, the municipality merged with the municipality Süderheistedt Hägen.

Policy

Since the local elections of 2013, the voters Community WGS has all nine seats in the municipal council.

Coat of arms

Blazon: ". About silver sign foot with jochförmiger dividing line in two facing away, crossed on the stems green oak leaves, which include a green acorn, in confused colors a rooted cutting Lindenbaum with crosswise tangled branches, in the recessed center settles a naturally discolored Magpie"

The wavy division line above the foot plate indicates the Broklandsau which largely confines the municipality. This division of the arms is also an allusion to the geographical location of the village: the one hand, has the municipality in the Auniederung on low-lying moorland, on the other hand, high-altitude Geest areas. The standing in the center of the emblem Linde, in the middle of a magpie is, are the so-called " miracle tree Dithmarsch " again who has once been in Süderheistedt, which is confirmed by maps from the early modern period. After a fabulous tradition knüpften at the mighty old tree, whose branches strangely cross stood, some oddities. As a " liberty tree " he was, because it was said of him that he would as long as green as Dithmarschens freedom exists. It is therefore to be regarded as a symbol of freedom Dithmarsch pride. As the country through the last feud in 1559 lost his freedom after the troops of the prince had overcome the mounting jumps at the Aubrücke at Süderheistedt in the immediate vicinity of the tree withered according to this prophecy of the tree in the following years. According to an old prophecy Dithmar but the freedom to recover when a magpie nests on the tree and draw five white boys and the tree will then turn green again. However, this prophecy occurred never, also, the tree is no longer available. Through the presentation of the " miracle tree " with the rejuvenating Elster in its coat of arms the community wants this change is symbolic and also take care of planting a young tree at the old place. The green background color plays on the one hand to the rural community and embodies the embossing on the other hand, the existing agriculture with their predominantly pasture farming uses. In addition, the green tincture to create a reference to the communal forest. The two oak leaves along with their fruit, which intersect in the Wappenfuß, symbolize the Süderheistedter landmark, the bird Stangenberg. This is a square in the center of the village, which is passed with very old oak trees. This place embodies not only for bird communities, but also for the other active clubs and lived the authentic traditions of the place. Here are the festivals of the village often have peaked. The crossed position of the leaves pointed up the harmony of the associations with each other and the fruit ( acorn ) whose vitality.

Economy and infrastructure

From 1905 to 1937, the town had a railway connection with the circular path Norderdithmarschen.

Culture and sights

In the village center, the bird Stangenberg, the last remaining perch is in Dithmar. The existing today Papagoyengilde, which aligns the bird shooting, has existed since at least 1621st The shooting, however today performed for safety outside the village center.