Buchholz in der Nordheide

Country : Germany State : Niedersachsen District (Kreis) : Harburg Additions: 1972 Dibbersen 1972 Holm 1972 Holm-Seppensen 1972 Reindorf 1972 Seppensen 1972 Sprötze 1972 Trelde 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":53.33229999999999648707671440206468105316162109375,"lon":9.8650000000000002131628207280300557613372802734375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	Über einem gemauerten roten Schildfuß gespalten von Blau und Gold (Gelb); vorne zwei schräg gekreuzte goldene (gelbe) Giebelbretter, die in zugewendeten Pferdeköpfen enden, hinten ein grüner Buchenzweig mit fünf Blättern.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1951.

The wall in the base symbolises the rapid development of the city in the mid 20^th century. The upper half shows two crossed horse-heads, a typical symbol used on the roofs of farms in the area. The beech branch is a canting element (Buche=beech).

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  Postal cancellation

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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