Sankt Margarethen (Holstein)
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Coordinates: 53 ° 53 ' N , 9 ° 15' E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Schleswig-Holstein | |
Circle : | Stone castle | |
Office : | Wilstermarsch | |
Height : | 3 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 13.24 km 2 | |
Residents: | 816 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 62 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 25572 | |
Area code : | 04858 | |
License plate : | IZ | |
Community key : | 01 0 61 095 | |
LOCODE : | DE SMA | |
Community structure: | 4 districts | |
Office administration address: | Kohlmarkt 25 25554 Wilster |
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Mayor : | Volker Bolten ( UWStM ) | |
Location of the municipality of Sankt Margarethen in the Steinburg district | ||
Sankt Margarethen ( Low German Sankt Margrethen ) is a municipality in the Steinburg district in Schleswig-Holstein . It belongs to the Wilstermarsch office in the Hamburg metropolitan region .
geography
location
Sankt Margarethen is located on the lower reaches of the Elbe eight kilometers east of Brunsbüttel and the mouth of the Kiel Canal . The federal road 431 and the German ferry road run through the municipality .
Community structure
The municipality of Sankt Margarethen is divided into the following districts:
- Heathen
- Kirchducht
- Osterbünge
- Stuven
Neighboring communities
Büttel | Landscheide | Nortorf |
Brokdorf |
history
Sankt Margarethen was first mentioned in 1344 as Elredeluete . The village was previously called Elredefleth, but was so threatened by the current of the Elbe that it was demolished and relocated to its current location. The new village was inaugurated in July 1500 on Margaret's Day .
politics
Community representation
The municipal council of Sankt Margarethen consists of four councilors and seven councilors.
- UWStM: 11 seats
(Status: local election May 6, 2018 )
mayor
The mayor of Sankt Margarethen is Volker Bolten. His deputies are Hauke Carstens and Inken Rotzoll (all three UWStM).
coat of arms
The design of the coat of arms of Sankt Margarethen comes from the heraldic artist Lothar Leissner from Itzehoe, who designed all the coats of arms in Schleswig-Holstein. The coat of arms was approved on March 9, 1993.
Blazon : “ Divided by silver and blue in a wave cut . Above growing the red -clad holy Margaretha with golden crown of martyrdom , in his right hand a Lowered golden sword in his left hand a golden book keeping and accompanied on both sides by two six-pointed blue stars on each other. Below is a red -tongued silver dragon lying on its back, covered with the tip of the sword. " | |
Justification of the coat of arms: The saint in the coat of arms of the municipality of St. Margarethen refers both to the name of the place that goes back to her and to its past. The martyr Margaretha was thrown into a Roman dungeon and tortured because of her Christian faith . She resisted attempts to win her back to paganism ; this fight is symbolized in the coat of arms by the dragon . The resistance of the inhabitants to the destructive forces of the water is comparable to the fight of Margaretha against the dragon of temptation. The four stars in the coat of arms represent the districts of Heideducht , Kirchducht , Osterbünge and Stuven . At the same time, the Vierzahl addresses the close relationships between St. Margarethen and the neighboring communities of Büttel , Kudensee and Landscheide . The lower blue half of the shield symbolizes the water of the Elbe. In addition, the dominant colors in the coat of arms, blue, silver and red, are the state colors of Schleswig-Holstein. |
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the church
- Martin Coronaeus (around 1539–1585), Lutheran pastor
- Hans-Detlef Krey (1866–1928), pioneer of soil mechanics
- Otto Siemen (1881–1966), engineer, inventor and manufacturer
People connected to the community
- Albert de Badrihaye (1880–1976), Flemish painter / graphic artist, professor, heraldist, lived on site in his houseboat in the 1930s
Cultural monuments
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ North Statistics Office - Population of the municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein 4th quarter 2019 (XLSX file) (update based on the 2011 census) ( help on this ).
- ^ Schleswig-Holstein topography: cities and villages of the state . Pölitz - Schönbek. tape 8 . Flying-Kiwi-Verlag Junge, Flensburg 2007, ISBN 3-926055-89-8 , p. 240 (360 pp.).
- ↑ a b The municipal council of Sankt Margarethen. In: Wilstermarsch website. Retrieved September 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Lothar Leissner's coats of arms. In: Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ A b Martin Reissmann: The coats of arms of the districts, offices, cities and communities in Schleswig-Holstein . Husum Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG , Husum 1997, ISBN 3-88042-815-8 , p. 297 and 394 .
- ↑ Schleswig-Holstein's municipal coat of arms.