Uelsen (Samtgemeinde)

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The Uelsen is located in the district of Bentheim in Lower Saxony.

• 3.1 Samtgemeinderat
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

Samtgemeinde outline

The integrated municipality covers seven member communities ( * Head Samtgemeinde Administration):

(As of 31 December 2012)

History

The beginnings of Uelsen date back to 1950. At that time decided the mayor of the then parish Uelsen cooperate politically and economically closer. It was the Bezirksbürgermeisterei Uelsen. In 1970, the Uelsen developed from this. At its inception it belonged to ten municipalities. This number decreased by later incorporation. Through the Lower Saxon administrative and territorial reform, the new Uelsen formed on March 1 in 1974 now seven member communities.

Religions

• 61.3 % Evangelical Reformed
• 9.4% Evangelical altreformiert
• 7.3 % Roman Catholic
• 7.4% Lutheran
• 14.6% other / without denomination

(As of 2010)

Policy

Samtgemeinderat

After the local elections of 2011, the Uelser Samtgemeinderat is composed as follows:

The full-time Samtgemeinde mayor belongs to the Council on a seat and a vote. 2003 was elected for the first time a full-time Samtgemeinde mayor, has won its time Herbert Koers (CDU ) with 53.1 % of votes. In the local elections of 2011, the integrated municipality mayor was re-elected. Incumbent Koers was able to defend his position considerably against the challenger Jürgen Balderhaar (SPD ) with 63.13 % here.

Coat of arms

Blazon: " Argent, three (1:2) green holly leaves, accompanied by seven green balls: top ever asked two pale -looking, organized in the sign of 1:2. "

The territory of today Uelsen part of Twente and was in the early 8th century mission area of Sts. Were Fried and Willibrord, which presumably also founded the Urpfarrkirche and baptistery in Uelsen. Therefore, the parish belonged to the diocese of Utrecht and was in 1131 at St. Peter the STFT in Utrecht transferred. A branch church was founded in Wilsum. In the High Middle Ages, the territory of Twente to Uelsen the Duchy of Lorraine belonged, came in the wake of the formation of territories in the hands of the Counts of Bentheim and remained part of the low Bentheim until the end of the Old Kingdom.

The seven churches Getelo, Gölenkamp, Hall, Itter Beck, Uelsen, Wheels and Wilsum joined 1974 Uelsen together, except where Wilsum all others belong to the parish Uelsen. The seven member communities are symbolized by the seven spheres, which themselves allude to the coat of arms of the Counts and Princes of Bentheim or the present county Bentheim: the golden Bentheim pennies in the red box.

Three green holly leaves in silver shield are in different position (2:1, 1:2 ) since the 17th century led by both the political and the ecclesiastical parish Uelsen (Coat of Arms Relief at City Hall, 1880; weathervanes on church tower and chancel roof, after 1683 ). They should be the coat of arms originating from Uelsen family of Niehoff, which probably most powerful member, John Niehoff, in the service of the Dutch East India Company, died on Madagascar. With the takeover of the coat of arms image by the congregation of the consonance of Uelsen and sleeves or sleeve crabs ( = holly, Ilex ) may have been stimulating in the game, although the 1177 as " Uelsten " traditional place name has nothing to do with " sleeves ", but according to Abel is a " settlement near the sources " to interpret.

Green and silver are the traditional colors of the old Uelsen municipality coat of arms.

The coat of arms was designed by heraldist Dr. Ulf -Dietrich grain.

Economy

In the Uelsen agriculture has a great significance as before. In addition to the farm holdings are numerous service companies for agriculture, especially in the areas of animal feed, livestock trade and agricultural engineering. In the Samtgemeinde natural resources be promoted at various points, especially gravel, sand and natural gas. There also exist in Uelsen, Itter Beck and Wilsum larger industrial and commercial areas, where mainly medium-sized enterprises and craft enterprises have settled. Main industries are of metal construction, timber construction, contractors and heating and air conditioning systems. In addition, there is a wide range of retail and service spectrum. The largest employers in the integrated municipality include the WCS Textilveredlungs GmbH in Wilsum and Peters Steel Construction GmbH in Itter Beck.

Another weighty pillar of the local economy is tourism, especially in the resort Uelsen (including Holiday Park Bentheim ), in Wilsum (including Holiday Resort Wilsumer mountains ) and in Itter Beck (planned holiday and leisure park Itterbeck ). During his extensive investment activities, the indoor and outdoor pools Uelsen were converted to forest Kombibad Soon Uelsen.

The unemployment rate in Uelsen was in August 2011 at 3.9 %.