- Suddendorf
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen =
lat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 18
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 13
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Niedersachsen
Landkreis = Grafschaft Bentheim
Samtgemeinde = Schüttorf
Höhe = 34
Fläche = 8.2
Einwohner = 1067
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 48465
Vorwahl = 05923
Kfz = NOH
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 4 56 022
Gliederung =
Website = [http://www.suddendorf.de/ www.suddendorf.de]
Bürgermeister = Karl-Ernst KiewitSuddendorf is a community in the district of
Grafschaft Bentheim inLower Saxony ,Germany . It is part of the Joint Community ("Samtgemeinde") ofSchüttorf History
The name Suddendorf comes from the earlier form "Zudendorpe", "Zuden" meaning “south” and "dorpe" – cognate with the English “
thorp e” – meaning “village”. It was therefore descriptive of the village’s location south ofSchüttorf .Suddendorf has roughly 1,000 inhabitants in several settled centres and farms.
Politics
Mayor
The community’s honorary mayor is Karl-Ernst Kiewit.
Culture and sightseeing
Clubs
* Schützenverein Suddendorf (shooting club, founded 1886)
* Spielmannszug Suddendorf (band, founded 1950)
* SV Suddendorf-Samern (sport club, founded 1959)Regular events
Each year in Suddendorf, a marksmanship festival, a children’s marksmanship festival, a "Stoppelfest" (literally “stubble festival” – a celebration of the
harvest ) and aChristmas market are held.External links
* [http://www.schuettorf.de/ Joint Community’s webpage]
* [http://www.suddendorf.de/ Community of Suddendorf]
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