Suddendorf

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Suddendorf
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Suddendorf (Germany)
Suddendorf
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
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

Coordinates: 52°18′00″N 7°13′00″E / 52.3, 7.216667

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 Englishthorpe” – 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.