Country Germany District Grafschaft Bentheim Elevation 36 m (118 ft) Area 25.99 km² Postal code 48465 | State Lower Saxony Municipal assoc. Schüttorf Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Saturday 6:51 AM Population 717 (31 Dec 2008) | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
Samern is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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Map of 48465 Samern, Germany
Location
Samern lies between Nordhorn and Steinfurt on the boundary with North Rhine-Westphalia. The community belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Schüttorf whose administrative seat is in the like-named town.
Mayor
The community’s honorary mayor is Gerhard Schepers.
Culture and sightseeing
The Mansbrügge watchtower, or in the local speech the Piggetörnken, was once, according to local lore, a mint belonging to a count in the 14th century. Newer findings, however, show that this building was only ever used as a customs post.
Sport
Samern has a sport club, SV Suddendorf-Samern 1959 e.V.
Transport
The Autobahn A 31 runs directly through the community of Samern.
References
Samern Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA