Sottmar

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Sottmar
community Denkte
Coordinates: 52 ° 7 ′ 31 ″  N , 10 ° 37 ′ 3 ″  E
Height : 101  (94-112)  m
Area : 2.58 km²
Residents : 262  (March 1, 2018)
Population density : 102 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 38321
Area code : 05337
Sottmar (Lower Saxony)
Sottmar

Location of Sottmar in Lower Saxony

Sottmar is a district of the municipality of Denkte in the Wolfenbüttel district in Lower Saxony with 262 inhabitants (as of March 1, 2018).

geography

The village lies at an altitude between 94  m above sea level. NHN and 112  m above sea level NHN at an average altitude of 101  u m. NHN . To the north-east of Sottmar is the Asse , in the south-eastern foreland of which the village is located. The Rothebach , a tributary of the Altenau flowing into the Oker, flows through the small Feldmark .

Neighboring places

Wolfenbüttel
Klein Thought
Thought big
Ohrum
Neindorf
Neighboring communities Wittmar
Pillow bridge Big turnaround Remlingen
Klein Biewende

history

Early history and naming

Sottmar was first mentioned in a document in 965 as Sutthereim (probably "Süderheim", Südheim). Originally laid out with the Old Saxon -hēm basic word, the place was later adjusted to the ending -mar ( Weimar , Geismar etc.) in various intermediate stages in the 15th century , with minimal influence from the neighboring Wittmar .

The following forms of name can be observed, among others:

  • 965: Sutthereim
  • 1146: Svetherem
  • 1150: Suthrem
  • 1347: Sottrum
  • 1398: Sotmar under the Asseburgk
  • 1441: Zotmer
  • 1570: Sottmar

Modern times

On March 1, 1974 Sottmar was incorporated into the municipality of Denkte.

Population development

Thought-Sottmar - population development since 2008
development year Residents Remarks
2008 275 on November 1st
2014 269 on 08/01
2016 270 as of December 1st
2018 262 on March 1st

Source:

Economy and Transport

Sottmar is an agricultural village on the outskirts of the district town of Wolfenbüttel, about six kilometers away as the crow flies . The Sottmar cider factory , a company founded in 2010 that, among other things, serves to preserve the orchards, is of local importance .

The K 31 ( Neindorfer Straße ) connects Sottmar with the Denkter district Neindorf and Pillowbrück in the west and the federal highway 79 to Wittmar and Denkte / Wolfenbüttel in the north. The K 30 , also known as Neindorfer Straße , connects Sottmar to Groß Biewende . The place also has a bus stop in the center, which connects the place to the public transport to Remlingen and Klein Denkte .

Individual evidence

  1. a b Population of the Elm-Asse community , accessed on October 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Kirstin Casemir: The place names of the district Wolfenbüttel and the city of Salzgitter . 2003, p. 305 f . ( adw-goe.de [PDF; 7.1 MB ; accessed on October 1, 2018]).
  3. cider Sottmar