Surwold

Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Emsland
Joint municipality :	Northern humpback
Height :	25 m above sea level NHN
Area :	54.89 km 2
Residents:	4265 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	78 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	26903
Area code :	04965
License plate :	Tbsp
Community key :	03 4 54 051
LOCODE :	DE SUR
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Main street 87 ; 26903 Surwold
Website :	www.surwold.de
Mayoress :	Andrea Schmidt ( CDU )
Location of the community of Surwold in the district of Emsland

Surwold is a municipality in the far north of the Emsland district in western Lower Saxony ( Germany ). It is a member community of the combined community of Nordhümmling , whose administrative seat is Esterwegen .

geography

location

The districts of Surwold are in the Emsland on the northern edge of the Hümmling south of the coastal canal .

Neighboring communities

Neighboring communities in the north-west are the town of Papenburg , in the north the community Rhauderfehn in the district of Leer , in the east the communities Bockhorst , Esterwegen and Breddenberg , in the south the community Börger in the joint municipality Sögel and in the west the communities Neubörger , Dörpen and Neulehe in the joint municipality Dörpen .

Community structure

The community of Surwold consists of the two districts

Börgerwald
Börgermoor

Börgerwald

The borgerwald district to the south with approx. 1,800 inhabitants lies on the northern edge of the hilly and wooded Hümmlings, 5–42 meters above sea level . The use of the landscape is shaped by agriculture. The " serpentine " of the L51 in the area of the primary school is remarkable , here a height difference of around 15 m is overcome, the gradient of the road is around 8%. The most famous mountain range in the area is the Wattberg with a height of 34 meters above sea level.

The Papenburg am Steinberg air sports club is at home at the glider airfield in Börgerwald.

Börgermoor

The northern district of Börgermoor borders the city of Papenburg and has a swimming and fishing lake and roads suitable for inline skating , which are also suitable for cycling with smaller children due to the low traffic volume. Well known is the youth welfare service in Johannesburg , which has existed since 1914.

history

The "Börger Wald" settlement was founded in 1879 . In 1934 , both places, until then part of the political municipality of Börger , were merged into an independent municipality. The new community was named after the Friesian king Suirboldus, who, according to legend, was an ally of the Saxon Duke Widukind. According to tradition, both were opponents of Charlemagne.

During the Nazi era, the Börgermoor concentration camp , one of the Emsland camps, was located near Börgermoor . It became known through the song of the moor soldiers .

politics

Mayoress

Mayor of the community is Andrea Schmidt (CDU).

Municipal council

The community council in Surwold consists of 15 councilors. After the local elections on September 11, 2016, three parties belong to it.

CDU - 11 seats
SPD - 3 seats
FDP - 1 seat

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

The largest employers are the companies Husen Stahlhallenbau, Jansen Brandschutz-Tore GmbH & Co. KG, Eko-Dekor (surface finishing) as well as Emsländer Baustoffwerke and the Borchers company (gardening and landscaping). The peat extraction companies and earthworks still play a major role.

The Johannesburg in Börgermoor should also be mentioned, where around 300 employees accompany over 600 young people and young adults from elementary school to journeyman exams in over 37 professions. The Johannesburg also offers housing options for the young people.

Infrastructure

In both districts there is a Catholic church (St. John the Baptist in Börgermoor and St. Josef in Börgerwald), in Börgermoor there is a Protestant chapel (Zur Gnade Christi) from 1965, which was rededicated in October 2017. Surwold has two kindergartens, two elementary schools, a secondary school and a secondary school. Doctors, dentists and pharmacies are on site. There is a supermarket in Börgerwald and a discounter in Börgermoor. There are bakeries, car workshops and petrol stations in both districts. All important craft businesses are on site, as are banks with ATMs.

The district of Börgermoor is separated by the coastal canal that runs from east to west. There is an inland port for cargo handling and a marina with its own boat club.

leisure

A multitude of options for recreational activities can be found in the Börgerwald district: it has the "Surwolds Wald" leisure facility, which includes a climbing parkour, a summer toboggan run and a mini golf course. There is a children's playground and the fairytale forest for children . The new campsite opened in summer 2011. There is also a glider airfield, a model airfield and a heated outdoor pool.

literature

Werner Kaemling: Atlas on the history of Lower Saxony , Gerd J. Holtzmeyer Verlag, Braunschweig 1987, ISBN 3-923722-44-3 .
Hermann Abels: The place names of the Emsland, in their linguistic and cultural-historical significance , Ferdinand Schöningh Verlag, Paderborn 1929.

Web links

Commons : Surwold - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-NI-1] State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019 ( help ).

[2] Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung of October 2, 2017, accessed on July 5, 2018