Tostedt (Samtgemeinde)

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In the Samtgemeinde Tostedt from the Lower Saxony district of Harburg nine municipalities have joined together to do their administrative business.

  • 2.1 Samtgemeinderat
  • 2.2 Samtgemeinde Mayor
  • 2.3 Coat of Arms
  • 2.4 community partnerships

Samtgemeinde outline

Population Development

The inhabitants of the velvet municipality Tostedt distributed among the following member communities:

Policy

Samtgemeinderat

The Samtgemeinderat, who was elected on 11 September 2011, broken down as follows:

  • CDU 14 seats
  • SPD 9 seats
  • Green 5 seats
  • FDP 1 seat
  • Wählergemeinschaft Tostedt 4 seats
  • Single candidate Allwardt 1 seat

(As at municipal election held on September 11, 2009 )

Samtgemeinde Mayor

  • Otto Schäfer (15 April 1971-14. November 1972 )
  • Kurt Bellmann (14 November 1972-14. January 1988)
  • Günter White (14 January 1988-31. December 1998)
  • Heinz Oelkers (1 January 1999-31. October 2006)

Full-time Samtgemeinde mayor since November 1, 2006 Dirk Bostelmann.

Coat of arms

Blazon: " Argent, a green heart shield, it obliquely crossed a silver sword with a golden knob crossed by a silver ax with a golden handle, beseitet of eight green oak leaves. "

Meaning: The number of oak leaves refers to the eight member communities of the velvet municipality Tostedt.

The central shield represents the village Tostedt

The sword indicates that Tostedt was already around 1625 the seat of justice, while the ax symbolizes the logging.

Figures and colors are taken from the coat of arms Tostedt location because the town of Tostedt the new Samtgemeinde gives the name.

Community partnerships

  • Morlaàs (France), since 1989
  • Lubaczów (Poland), since 1992
Harburg (district) Dohren Handeloh Heidenau, Lower Saxony Otter, Germany Welle, Germany Elbmarsch Hanstedt (Samtgemeinde) Hollenstedt (Samtgemeinde) Jesteburg (Samtgemeinde) Salzhausen (Samtgemeinde)
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