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The base shows 7 buckwheat fruits, symbolising the 7 municipalities that form the present municipality of Twist. Buckwheat farming was of great importance in the 19th and early 20<sup>th</sup> century. The black colour symbolises the oil that is found in the municipality. | The base shows 7 buckwheat fruits, symbolising the 7 municipalities that form the present municipality of Twist. Buckwheat farming was of great importance in the 19th and early 20<sup>th</sup> century. The black colour symbolises the oil that is found in the municipality. | ||
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TWIST
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Emsland
Additions : 1964 Hesepertwist, Rühlertwist; 1968 Schöninghsdorf; 1974 Adorf, Emslage (partly), Hebelermeer, Neuringe
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms show in the upper half a black grouse, a very typical bird for the (former) moors in the municipality.
The base shows 7 buckwheat fruits, symbolising the 7 municipalities that form the present municipality of Twist. Buckwheat farming was of great importance in the 19th and early 20th century. The black colour symbolises the oil that is found in the municipality.
Postal cancellation 2005 |
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