Suderburg

Suderburg
Coat of arms
Suderburg
Location of Suderburg within Uelzen district
Coordinates: 52°54′2.581″N 10°26′20.72″E / 52.90071694°N 10.4390889°E / 52.90071694; 10.4390889Coordinates: 52°54′2.581″N 10°26′20.72″E / 52.90071694°N 10.4390889°E / 52.90071694; 10.4390889
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Uelzen
Municipal assoc.	Suderburg
Government
• Mayor	Christel Beplate-Haarstrich (CDU)
Area
• Total	129.48 km2 (49.99 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,558
• Density	35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	29556
Dialling codes	05826
Vehicle registration	UE
Website	www.suderburg.de

Suderburg is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km southwest of Uelzen.

Suderburg is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Suderburg.

Municipal divisions

The parish of Suderburg consists of Suderburg itself and the following villages that had been independent until the municipal reform in 1972: Bahnsen, Böddenstedt, Hamerstorf, Hösseringen, Holxen and Räber.

History

The first known written instance of the name was as Sutherburg in 1004.

In 1847, the railway line Celle - Uelzen - Lüneburg - Harburg - Wilhelmsburg was opened, and Suderburg railway station was opened in 1850 and extended in 1859.

In 1957, the villages Graulingen, Oldendorf I and Suderburg were merged into Suderburg.

Towns and municipalities in Uelzen (district) Altenmedingen Bad Bevensen Bad Bodenteich Barum Bienenbüttel Ebstorf Eimke Emmendorf Gerdau Hanstedt Himbergen Jelmstorf Lüder Natendorf Oetzen Rätzlingen Römstedt Rosche Schwienau Soltendieck Stoetze Suderburg Suhlendorf Uelzen Weste Wrestedt Wriedel

Sources

The text includes a translation of part of the German Wikipedia article.

References