Bovenden

BOVENDEN Country : Germany State : Niedersachsen District (Kreis) : [[Göttingen (kreis)|Göttingen] Additions: 1974 Eddigehausen 1974 Emmenhausen 1974 Harste 1974 Lenglern 1974 Oberbillingshausen 1974 Reyershausen 1974 Spanbeck 1974 [Unterbillingshausen]] 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":51.5855999999999994543031789362430572509765625,"lon":9.9232999999999993434585121576674282550811767578125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In einem goldenen Feld ein aufrecht gestellten blauen Schlüssel, Bart nach rechts weisend, überschnitten mit einem liegenden roten Maueranker
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1953 and show a combination of symbols from the arms of the two noble families that played a major role in the local history. The key is derived from the arms of the Von Bovenden family, who had their estate in the town. The wall-anchor is taken from the arms of the Lords von Plesse, who ruled the town until 1571, when it became a possession of the Counts of Hessen.

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  Postal cancellation

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.