Salem (Lauenburg)

Basic data
State :	Schleswig-Holstein
Circle :	Duchy of Lauenburg
Office :	Lauenburg lakes
Height :	38 m above sea level NHN
Area :	25.11 km 2
Residents:	638 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	25 inhabitants per km 2
Postcodes :	23911, ; 23883 (Bresahn, Dargow) , ; 23909 (Hundebusch)
Primaries :	04541, 04545
License plate :	RZ
Community key :	01 0 53 107
Office administration address:	Fünfhausen 1 ; 23909 Ratzeburg
Website :	www.salem-dargow.de
Mayor :	Herbert Schmidt (BPS)
Location of the municipality of Salem in the Duchy of Lauenburg

Salem is a municipality in the Duchy of Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein . It is located around seven kilometers from the district town of Ratzeburg in the Lauenburg Lakes Nature Park . Bresahn, Dargow, Fährkate, Forstort, Eichhorst and Hundebusch are in the municipality.

history

The history of the place goes back to the Knights of Salem, who were among the most outstanding vassals of the County of Ratzeburg, established in 1154 . On behalf of their liege lords they founded several villages, but moved to Mecklenburg in the 14th century . In the Middle Ages, the Müggenburg with the village of Klein-Salem , which was already mentioned in the Ratzeburg tithe register of 1230, was located here on the western edge of today's Salem Moor nature reserve . Only the village of Salem, located at the northern tip of Lake Salem, has survived to this day . The Schaalsee drained since 1923 by the Phulsee , Pipersee and Salem Lake on the Schaalsee channel in the Ratzeburg Lake belonging Küchensee . One of the few hydroelectric power plants in Schleswig-Holstein has been operated there near Farchau since 1925 . In 1928 the forest estate districts Forstort, Eichhorst and Hundebusch were merged with the rural community of Salem. In 1938 the Dargow community was incorporated into the Salem community. From 1948 to 2006 the municipality of Salem belonged again (like 1888/89 to 1938) to the Gudow office, which in 1971 was combined with the Sterley office to the Gudow-Sterley office.

politics

Community representation

Of the nine seats in the municipal council is Wählergemeinschaft BPS since the local elections on May 6, 2018 again represented with five seats, the voter community AFWS takes three seats and Alliance 90 / The Greens a seat. The turnout was 70.9%.

coat of arms

Blazon : “Divided lowered by gold and blue in a wave cut. Above a growing blue sword, below a silver water lily flower between two golden water lily leaves. "

Attractions

The list of cultural monuments in Salem (Lauenburg) includes the cultural monuments entered in the list of monuments of Schleswig-Holstein.

leisure

1. FC Salem, where football is played, has existed since 1995. However, the team does not take part in the regular games of the associated district football association.