Stöckse
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Nienburg |
| Population | 1.441 (2005) |
| Area | 38.57 km² |
| Elevation | 46 m |
| Coordinates | 52°38′ N 9°20′ E |
| Postal code | 31638 |
| Area code | 05026 |
| Licence plate code | NI |
| Mayor | Dieter Vehrenkamp |
| Website | steimbke.de |
Stöckse is situated in the forest "Krähe" between Langendamm and Steimbke in Lower Saxony in Germany.
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[edit] Policy
[edit] Municipality Stöckse
The villages Stöckse and Wenden with district Lohe form the municipality (Gemeinde) Stöckse, part of collective municipality (Samtgemeinde) Steimbke.
[edit] Municipal council
The municipal council (Gemeinderat) Stöckse has 11 members elected and a mayor elected directly. Since the local elections on September 10th, 2006, two parties and one selector's community (Wählergemeinschaft) represent it.
- CDU - 6 seats
- SPD - 2 seats
- WG Stöckse - 3 seats
[edit] Culture
[edit] Theatre
In Stöckse there is an open air theatre. The stage is situated in a short part of forest in the city of Stöckse and accommodates 700 visitors. The audience is amused with comedies and stories in low german, and a children's theatre themed „children play for children“. Furthermore the open air theatre is a favoured arena for many special events different typed. Supra-regional known the in 1951 formated open air theatre is since 1986, since the foundation of the registered assosiation and the der accession to the Verband Deutscher Freilichtbühnen (VDF).
[edit] Sightseeing
There is the Stöckser See, a small lake. Worth seeing is the Giebichenstein, a grand stone from Ice Age and the cairns from Bronze Age.
