- Samern
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen =
lat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 19 |lat_sec = 00
lon_deg = 07 |lon_min = 15 |lon_sec = 00
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Niedersachsen
Landkreis = Grafschaft Bentheim
Samtgemeinde = Schüttorf
Höhe = 36
Fläche = 25.99
Einwohner = 699
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 48465
Vorwahl = 0 59 23
Kfz = NOH
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 4 56 020
Bürgermeister = Gerhard SchepersSamern is a community in the district of
Grafschaft Bentheim inLower Saxony ,Germany .Geography
Location
Samern lies between
Nordhorn andSteinfurt on the boundary withNorth Rhine-Westphalia . The community belongs to the Joint Community ("Samtgemeinde") ofSchüttorf whose administrative seat is in the like-named town.Politics
Mayor
The community’s honorary mayor is Gerhard Schepers.
Culture and sightseeing
The Mansbrügge watchtower, or in the local speech the "Piggetörnken", was once, according to local lore, a mint belonging to a count in the 14th century. Newer findings, however, show that this building was only ever used as a
customs post.Sport
Samern has a sport club, SV Suddendorf-Samern 1959 e.V.
Economy and infrastructure
Transport
The
Autobahn A 31 runs directly through the community of Samern.External links
* [http://www.samern.de/ Samern]
* [http://www.schuettorf.de/ Joint Community’s website]
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