Coordinates: | 52.3167°N 7.25°W |
Image Plan: | Samern in NOH.svg |
State: | Niedersachsen |
District: | Grafschaft Bentheim |
Samtgemeinde: | Schüttorf |
Elevation: | 36 |
Area: | 25.99 |
Postal Code: | 48465 |
Area Code: | 0 59 23 |
Licence: | NOH |
Gemeindeschlüssel: | 03 4 56 020 |
Mayor: | Gerhard Schepers |
Samern is a community in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim in Lower Saxony, Germany.
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.
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.
Samern has a sport club, SV Suddendorf-Samern 1959 e.V.
The Autobahn A 31 runs directly through the community of Samern.