Nieste

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Official blazon

German	In einem roten Zinnenschildhaupt zu drei Zinnen, deren äußere aus dem Schildrand hervorgehen, ein silbernes Sensenblatt, unter dem Schildhaupt im wellenschnittartig von Silber und Grün schräggeteilten Schilde oben und unten in verwechselten Farben je einen aus der Wellenteilung ausgezogenen Buchenzweig zu drei Blättern.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 4, 1982.

The scythe and the battlements refer to the former Sensenstein Castle in the area of ​​today's municipality, Sensenstein means scythe-fortress/stone making it a canting element.

The two three-leaf beech branches are the symbols for the municipality's location between the Kaufunger Forest Nature Park and the Münden Nature Park.

The wavy diagonal division line symbolises the Nieste river.

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  Postal cancellation

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