Eilvese

EILVESE

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Region Hannover (1974-2001 Hannover, until 1974 Neustadt am Rübenberge)
Incorporated into: 1974 Neustadt am Rübenberge

Official blazon
German	Von Schwarz und Gold zweiundzwanzigmal geständert, belegt mit einer schwarzen Scheibe, darin eine goldene Urne.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 15, 1965.

The urn refers to the fact that already in prehistoric times the area was settled. The division of the shield refers to the story that in historical time sthere were eleven huts near the lake forming the village. This was Eilf am See (eleven on the lake), which became Eilvese.

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