Samern
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| Samern | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Grafschaft Bentheim |
| Municipal assoc. | Schüttorf |
| Mayor | Gerhard Schepers |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 25.99 km² (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population | 699 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 27 /km² (70 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | NOH |
| Postal code | 48465 |
| Area codes | 0 59 23 |
Samern is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Location
Samern lies between Nordhorn and Steinfurt on the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia. The community belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Schüttorf whose administrative seat is in the like-named town.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Mayor
The community’s honorary mayor is Gerhard Schepers.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Sport
Samern has a sport club, SV Suddendorf-Samern 1959 e.V.
[edit] Economy and infrastructure
[edit] Transport
The Autobahn A 31 runs directly through the community of Samern.
[edit] External links
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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