Barsinghausen

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BARSINGHAUSEN

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Region Hannover (until 2001 Hannover)
Additions: 1968 Bantorf, Egestorf, Kirchdorf, Wichtringhausen, Winninghausen; 1974 Barrigsen, Goltern (1968 Eckerde, Göxe, Großgoltern, Nordgoltern, Stemmen) , Groß Munzel, Hohenbostel am Deister, Holtensen bei Wunstorf, Landringhausen, Langreder, Ostermunzel

Wappen von Barsinghausen/Arms (crest) of Barsinghausen
Official blazon
German

Geteilter Schild. Oben in Grün ein springender, goldener Hirsch; untere Hälfte gespalten, vorn in Schwarz ein goldener Schleifstein, hinten in Gold gekreuzt schwarze Schlägel und Eisen.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1950.

The arms show in the upper half a deer for the formerly large forests in the area. The lower half shows in the right corner a stone wheel, symbol for the stone industry in the area. The lower left corner shows two miner's tools for the coal mining in the area, which started in the 17th century.

Wappen von Barsinghausen

The arms on a cover with Mont-Saint-Aignan

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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