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Samtgemeinde : [[Samtgemeinde Gartow]] | Samtgemeinde : [[Samtgemeinde Gartow]] | ||
[[File:schnacke.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:schnacke.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from the 17<sup>th</sup> century. The gate and towers symbolise the fact that the village received city rights in the 17<sup>th</sup> century. The eagle is the eagle of Brandenburg, as the area was a possession of the Counts of Brandenburg until 1390. The colours are first used in 1891. The above arms were officially granted in 1965. | The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from the 17<sup>th</sup> century. The gate and towers symbolise the fact that the village received city rights in the 17<sup>th</sup> century. The eagle is the eagle of Brandenburg, as the area was a possession of the Counts of Brandenburg until 1390. The colours are first used in 1891. The above arms were officially granted in 1965. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:schnackenburg1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown in 1891 | |align="center"|[[File:schnackenburg1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as shown in 1891 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:schnackenburg.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:schnackenburg.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{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; <a href="http://www.ngw.nl/catalogue/albums/hag.htm" target="_blank">Kaffee Hag picture albums]], 1920s; Ahrens, 1891 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler,1964-1971, 8 volumes; <a href="http://www.ngw.nl/catalogue/albums/hag.htm" target="_blank">Kaffee Hag picture albums]], 1920s; Ahrens, 1891 | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities S]] | [[Category:German Municipalities S]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:55, 7 January 2024
SCHNACKENBURG
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Lüchow-Dannenberg
Additions : 1972 Gummern, Holtorf, Kapern
Samtgemeinde : Samtgemeinde Gartow
Origin/meaning
The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from the 17th century. The gate and towers symbolise the fact that the village received city rights in the 17th century. The eagle is the eagle of Brandenburg, as the area was a possession of the Counts of Brandenburg until 1390. The colours are first used in 1891. The above arms were officially granted in 1965.
 The arms as shown in 1891 |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
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Literature: Stadler,1964-1971, 8 volumes; <a href="http://www.ngw.nl/catalogue/albums/hag.htm" target="_blank">Kaffee Hag picture albums]], 1920s; Ahrens, 1891