Bruchhausen-Vilsen

BRUCHHAUSEN-VILSEN Country : Germany State : Niedersachsen District (Kreis) : Diepholz (until 1976 Grafschaft Hoya) Samtgemeinde: Bruchhausen-Vilsen Additions: 1928 Bruchhausen 1928 Vilsen 2011 Engeln 1974 Oerdinghausen 1974 Scholen 1974 Weseloh 2016 Süstedt 1974 Ochtmannien 1974 Uenzen 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":52.8282999999999987039700499735772609710693359375,"lon":8.9873999999999991672439136891625821590423583984375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	Gespalten: vorne in Gold eine aufrecht stehende schwarze Bärentatze mit roten Krallen, hinten viermal von Silber und Blau geständert.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1928 when the towns of Bruchhausen and Vilsen were combined. The arms were already used by Bruchhausen and are based on the oldest known seal of the town, dating from 1551. The arms show in the right half a bear's claw, derived from the arms of the Counts of Hoya. The left half showed the arms of the local Counts of Bruchhausen.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.