Brunsmark is a

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in the district of

Herzogtum Lauenburg Duchy of Lauenburg ( ) is the southernmost ''Kreis'', or district, officially called District of Duchy of Lauenburg (), of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bordered by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Stormarn, the city of Lübec ...

, in

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History

The village was first mentioned in the of 1230. From 1948 to 1970, the municipality belonged to the office of Gudow, which merged with the office of Sterley in 1971 to form the office of Gudow-Sterley. This office was dissolved on December 31, 2006. Since then, the municipality has been administered by the Lauenburg Lakes Office.

Politics

Since the 2008 local election, the municipal council's seven seats have been divided between the two voter communities: ABFW holds four seats, and ABB holds three seats.

Mayor

Since 2008,

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Iain Macnab served as the honorary mayor of Brunsmark. Due to his exclusive

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, he automatically resigned from his position at midnight on January 31, 2020, due to

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. His successor, Holger Heitmann, also non-partisan, took office on March 12, 2020.

Flag and coat of arms

The flag and coat of arms of Brunsmark feature a

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and an array of three

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s. The

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of the coat of arms is: "Divided by gold and green in the rounded oblique section at an oblique left. Above three green fir trees, getting smaller from right to left, below a naturally tinged left-turned lapwing."

References

{{authority control Municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein Herzogtum Lauenburg