Lemke

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LEMKE

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Nienburg
Incorporated into : 1974 Marklohe

Official blazon

(de) In Grün übe goldenem Wellenbalken ein goldenes dreiblättriges Kleeblatt.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on September 8, 1967.

The wavy bar in the arms is a canting element, the name supposedly is derived from the words Lem-Beke, where Beke means stream or river. The green field and the trefoil symbolise the agricultural character of the area. The golden colour of the trefoil symbolises the sandy soils.