Suddendorf is a village and a former municipality in the district of

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. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the town

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History

The name Suddendorf comes from the earlier form ''Zudendorpe'', ''Zuden'' meaning “south” and ''dorpe'' – cognate with the

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e” – meaning “village”. It was therefore descriptive of the village’s location south of

. Suddendorf has roughly 1,000 inhabitants in several settled centres and farms.

Politics

Mayor

The community’s honorary mayor is Karl-Ernst Kiewit.

Culture and sightseeing

Clubs

* Schützenverein Suddendorf (shooting club, founded 1886) * Spielmannszug Suddendorf (band, founded 1950) * SV Suddendorf-Samern (sport club, founded 1959)

Regular events

Each year in Suddendorf, a marksmanship festival, a children’s marksmanship festival, a ''Stoppelfest'' (literally “stubble festival” – a celebration of the harvest) and a

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market are held.

References

External links

Joint Community’s webpageCommunity of Suddendorf
{{authority control Villages in Lower Saxony