Samern
title: "Samern" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["county-of-bentheim-(district)"] topic_path: "general/county-of-bentheim-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samern" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| coordinates | |
| image_plan | Samern in NOH.svg |
| state | Niedersachsen |
| district | Grafschaft Bentheim |
| Samtgemeinde | Schüttorf |
| elevation | 36 |
| area | 26.07 |
| postal_code | 48465 |
| area_code | 0 59 23 |
| licence | NOH |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 03 4 56 020 |
| mayor | Gerhard Schepers |
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Samern () is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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.
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
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