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'''LAUENAU'''

State : [[Niedersachsen]]<br/>
District (Kreis) : [[Schaumburg]], (until 1974 [[Springe (kreis)|Springe]])<br>
Samtgemeinde : [[Samtgemeinde Rodenberg]]

[[File:lauenau.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]

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===Origin/meaning===
The arms were first granted in 1649 by Duke Georg Wilhelm of Lüneburg. The wave symbolises the river Aue, the origin of the lion is unknown, it probably just symbolises the power. It has also been stated that the lion is derived from the Latin name of the town, Leonoviense.

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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1892.jpg|center|Siegel von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The municipal stamp shown in 1892
|align="center"|[[File:lauenau.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925  
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

[[Category:German Municipalities L]]
[[Category:Niedersachsen]]
[[Category:Schaumburg]]
[[Category:Springe]]
[[Category:Granted 1649]]