Samern is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Samern
Municipality
Location of Samern within Grafschaft Bentheim district
Samern Show map of Germany Samern Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°19′00″N 07°15′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Grafschaft Bentheim
Municipal assoc.	Schüttorf
Government
• Mayor	Gerhard Schepers
Area
• Total	25.99 km2 (10.03 sq mi)
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	786
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	48465
Dialling codes	0 59 23
Vehicle registration	NOH

Geography

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.

Politics

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.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

The Autobahn A 31 runs directly through the community of Samern.

References

External links

• Samern
• Joint Community’s website

На других языках

[ru] Замерн