Samtgemeinde Hesel

SAMTGEMEINDE HESEL

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Leer

Official blazon
German	Geteilt von Silber und Grün, oben zwischen zwei grünen Tannen ein rotes Kirchengebäude mit drei Spitzbogenfenstern, dessen Giebel mit einem schwarzen Kreuz besteckt ist, unten drei fächerförrnig angeordnete goldene Ähren.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 29, 1975.

The church symbolises the monasteries that existed in the municipality in medieval times. The pine trees symbolise the largest pine forest in the district. The wheat-ears symbolise the importance of agriculture.

To the Samtgemeinde belong :

Brinkum
Firrel (does not have arms)
Hesel
Holtland (does not have arms)
Neukamperfehn (does not have arms)
Schwerinsdorf

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