Süpplingen
municipality of Germany
Süpplingen is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The village is located on the Schunter in Helmstedt district, Lower Saxony, about 6 km to the west of Helmstedt, by the Bundesstraße 1. It is one of the municipalities constituting the Nord-Elm municipal association. The former mining settlement of Nordschacht forms part of the municipality.
Süpplingenburg, a separate village and municipality which emerged from a medieval castle complex, is located nearby.
History
Süpplingen was first mentioned in the year 888 AD as sophingi in an exchange certificate.
About 1770, the first open-pit coal mine opened in the area. During the second half of the 19th Century, the sugar industry emerged as an additional economic sector. Nonetheless, lignite mining continued to be important for the local economy.
From 1885 to 1888 AD, the 54-meter-deep northern shaft of the Süpplinger Germarkung (district) was sunk.
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