Wedemark

	WEDEMARK Country : Germany State : Niedersachsen District (Kreis) : Region Hannover (until 1975 Burgdorf) Additions: 1974 Abbensen 1974 Bennemühlen 1974 Berkhof 1974 Bissendorf 1974 Brelingen 1974 Duden-Rodenbostel 1974 Elze 1974 Gailhof 1974 Hellendorf 1974 Meitze 1974 Mellendorf 1974 Negenborn 1974 Oegenbostel 1974 Resse 1974 Scherenbostel 1974 Wennebostel Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":52.545400000000000773070496506989002227783203125,"lon":9.704599999999999226929503493010997772216796875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Gold ein grüner Eichbaum mit sechzehn Blättern und drei Eicheln, der aus einem grünen Berg im Schildfuß herauswächst; vor dem Stamm des Baumes ein schreitender, blauer Löwe, rotbewehrt und rotbezungt, über einer silbernen Wolfsangel.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The green tree symbolises the natural reserve of the Brelinger Berge in the municipality. The oak tree symbolises the former dense oak forests and the present forests. Wede means wood and thus the tree is also a canting symbol. The sixteen leaves represent the 16 villages in the municipality, the three acorns the three former 'Samtgemeinden' Bissendorf, Mellendorf and Elze.

The blue lion is taken from the arms of the Principality of Lüneburg, the wolf-iron in the base is taken from the arms of the former Burgdorf district, to which the villages belonged until 1974.

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Postal cancellation

Literature: Info from http://www.wedemark.de

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