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State : [[Niedersachsen]]<br | <center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | ||
'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
Additions : 1938 Rothehof-Rothenfelde | '''State''' : [[Niedersachsen]][[File:Niedersachsen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
'''District (Kreis)''' : Free urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt, until 1951 [[Gifhorn (kreis)|Gifhorn]])<br> | |||
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* 1938 Rothehof-Rothenfelde | |||
* 1938 Heßlingen | |||
* 1972 [[Almke]] | |||
* 1972 [[Barnstorf (Wolfsburg)|Barnstorf]] | |||
* 1972 [[Brackstedt]] | |||
* 1972 [[Ehmen]] | |||
* 1972 [[Fallersleben]] | |||
* 1972 [[Hattorf]] | |||
* 1972 [[Hehlingen]] | |||
* 1972 [[Heiligendorf]] | |||
* 1972 [[Kästorf (Wolfsburg)|Kästorf]] | |||
* 1972 [[Mörse]] | |||
* 1972 [[Neindorf (Wolfsburg)|Neindorf]] | |||
* 1972 [[Neuhaus (Wolfsburg)|Neuhaus]] | |||
* 1972 [[Nordsteimke]] | |||
* 1972 [[Reislingen]] | |||
* 1972 [[Sandkamp]] | |||
* 1972 [[Sülfeld (Wolfsburg)|Sülfeld]] | |||
* 1972 [[Velstove]] | |||
* 1972 [[Vorsfelde]] | |||
* 1972 [[Warmenau]] | |||
* 1972 [[Wendschott]] | |||
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| Auf Rot über grünem, mit drei silbernen Wellenbalken belegtem Schildfuß eine zweitürmige silberne Burg, auf deren Zin nenmauer über geschlossenem Tor ein goldener, blaubezungter, zurückblickender Wolf nach rechts schreitet.“ | | Auf Rot über grünem, mit drei silbernen Wellenbalken belegtem Schildfuß eine zweitürmige silberne Burg, auf deren Zin nenmauer über geschlossenem Tor ein goldener, blaubezungter, zurückblickender Wolf nach rechts schreitet.“ | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Even though the castle Wolfsburg is known since 1135, there are no historical arms known. The arms were granted in 1952, but they have been used since 1947. The official picture was slightly changed in 1961. The arms are canting, showing a wolf on a castle (Burg). The waves in the lower part stand for the former village of Rothehof-Rothenfelde, one of the oldest parts of the city. | Even though the castle Wolfsburg is known since 1135, there are no historical arms known. The arms were granted in 1952, but they have been used since 1947. The official picture was slightly changed in 1961. The arms are canting, showing a wolf on a castle (Burg). The waves in the lower part stand for the former village of Rothehof-Rothenfelde, one of the oldest parts of the city. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:Wolfsburgp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wolfsburg/Arms (crest) of Wolfsburg|Postal cancellation, 1955 | |||
File:Marignane2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wolfsburg/Arms (crest) of Wolfsburg|Postal cancellation (with [[Figueres]] and [[Marignane]]) | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
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Country : Germany  State : Niedersachsen  District (Kreis) : Free urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt, until 1951 Gifhorn)
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| German | Auf Rot über grünem, mit drei silbernen Wellenbalken belegtem Schildfuß eine zweitürmige silberne Burg, auf deren Zin nenmauer über geschlossenem Tor ein goldener, blaubezungter, zurückblickender Wolf nach rechts schreitet.“ |
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Origin/meaning
Even though the castle Wolfsburg is known since 1135, there are no historical arms known. The arms were granted in 1952, but they have been used since 1947. The official picture was slightly changed in 1961. The arms are canting, showing a wolf on a castle (Burg). The waves in the lower part stand for the former village of Rothehof-Rothenfelde, one of the oldest parts of the city.
Image gallery
Postal cancellation, 1955
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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