Arpke

ARPKE Country : Germany State : Niedersachsen District (Kreis) : Region Hannover (until 2001 Hannover (until 1974 Burgdorf)) Incorporated into: 1974 Lehrte 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":52.38459999999999894271240918897092342376708984375,"lon":10.0949000000000008725464795134030282497406005859375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	Auf silbernem Schild ein blauer Wellenbalken und darüber ein rot-bewehrter, schwarzer Adler.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 17, 1955.

The name Arpke may have been derived from Aar-beeke, or eagle-brook. Hence the use of an eagle and a wavy bar in the arms, as no historical seals of the village were known.

Literature: Peters, 1974