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LANDWEHRHAGEN

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Göttingen
Incorporated into : 1973 Staufenberg

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The village was on the border between Braunschweig-Lüneburg and Hessen, and was first mentioned in 1356 as a possession of Braunschweig. The arms thus show the striped lion of Hessen and the golden lion of Braunschweig. The oak tree symbolises the local forests.

Literature : Information provided by the Staufenberg_council.