Samswegen
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Samswegen
Community Niedere Börde
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| Height : | 48 m |
| Area : | 13.28 km² |
| Residents : | 1877 (Dec. 31, 2007) |
| Population density : | 141 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | January 1, 2004 |
| Postal code : | 39326 |
| Area code : | 039202 |
 
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Location of Samswegen in Saxony-Anhalt |
Samswegen is a part of the community of Niedere Börde in the district of Börde in Saxony-Anhalt . The district is located on the Ohre .
history
Samswegen was an independent municipality and was incorporated on January 1, 2004 through the voluntary merger with seven other municipalities in the newly formed community of Niedere Börde . The place was first mentioned in a document in 992.
politics
coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on January 13, 1997 by the Magdeburg Regional Council.
Blazon : “Green over red divided by a silver, wavy bar; at the top a silver oak branch with three leaves and two upright stalked acorns, at the bottom two silver scythe irons crossed with the tips upwards. "
The community colors are green - red.
The north of the Samswegen district with its forests and the adjacent heather is symbolized by the green background of the coat of arms and the acorns with the leaves. The southern half, on the other hand, is very much shaped by the Börde with traditional agriculture. This is expressed by the crossed silver scythe leaves. The middle silver wave bar, which represents the river Ohre , symbolically separates the heather from the Börde .
Buildings
In Samswegen you will find the Sankt Sebastian Church, which dates back to the 12th century .
Sports
The weightlifters of SSV Samswegen became German team champions in 2006 and 2007 .
Personalities
The German mineralogist Hans-Joachim Bautsch (1929–2005) was born in Samswegen. The weightlifter Günther Schliwka (* 1956) also comes from the town.
Hans-Jochen Tschiche , GDR civil rights activist and later a member of the state parliament for Alliance 90 / The Greens, lived in Samswegen for a long time.
literature
- Kurt Bartels: Samswegen family book (Borde district), Saxony-Anhalt, 1637 to 1850. Leipzig: AMF 2012 (= Central German local family books of the AMF 69)
