Suddendorf
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Suddendorf | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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State | Lower Saxony |
District | Grafschaft Bentheim |
Municipal assoc. | Schüttorf |
Mayor | Karl-Ernst Kiewit |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 8.2 km² (3.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
Population | 1,067 (31/12/2006) |
- Density | 130 /km² (337 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | NOH |
Postal code | 48465 |
Area code | 05923 |
Website | www.suddendorf.de |
Suddendorf is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Schüttorf
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[edit] History
The name Suddendorf comes from the earlier form Zudendorpe, Zuden meaning “south” and dorpe – cognate with the English “thorpe” – meaning “village”. It was therefore descriptive of the village’s location south of Schüttorf.
Suddendorf has roughly 1,000 inhabitants in several settled centres and farms.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Mayor
The community’s honorary mayor is Karl-Ernst Kiewit.
[edit] Culture and sightseeing
[edit] Clubs
- Schützenverein Suddendorf (shooting club, founded 1886)
- Spielmannszug Suddendorf (band, founded 1950)
- SV Suddendorf-Samern (sport club, founded 1959)
[edit] 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 a Christmas market are held.
[edit] External links
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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