Suderburg

Suderburg is a municipality in the district of Uelzen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km southwest of Uelzen.Suderburg is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Suderburg.Municipal divisionsThe parish of Suderburg consists of Suderburg itself and the following villages that had been independent until the municipal reform in 1972: Bahnsen, Böddenstedt, Hamerstorf, Hösseringen, Holxen and Räber.HistoryThe first known written instance of the name was as Sutherburg in 1004.In 1847, the railway line Celle - Uelzen - Lüneburg - Harburg - Wilhelmsburg was opened, and Suderburg railway station was opened in 1850 and extended in 1859.In 1957, the villages Graulingen, Oldendorf I and Suderburg were merged into Suderburg.Notable peopleSophus Schmidt, Hanoveran liberation fighter, bailiff in Bleckede and landowner in SuderburgHeinrich Christoph Wilhelm Hillmer, building masterKarl Hillmer, director of the WiesenbauschuleCarsten Kadach, former FIFA assistant