Samern | |
---|---|
Location of Samern within Grafschaft Bentheim district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 52°19′00″N 07°15′00″E / 52.31667°N 7.25000°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Grafschaft Bentheim |
Municipal assoc. | Schüttorf |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gerhard Schepers |
Area | |
• Total | 25.99 km2 (10.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 796 |
• Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 48465 |
Dialling codes | 0 59 23 |
Vehicle registration | NOH |
Samern is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]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.
Politics
[edit]Mayor
[edit]The community’s honorary mayor is Gerhard Schepers.
Culture and sightseeing
[edit]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
[edit]Samern has a sport club, SV Suddendorf-Samern 1959 e.V.
Economy and infrastructure
[edit]Transport
[edit]The Autobahn A 31 runs directly through the community of Samern.