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The arms show a woman spinning flax into linen. The small village of Netze historically consisted of only a few farms. One of the crops grown on these farms was flax, and thus the village was well known for its home-made linnen. This was the reason why a spinning woman was taken as the arms of the village. | The arms show a woman spinning flax into linen. The small village of Netze historically consisted of only a few farms. One of the crops grown on these farms was flax, and thus the village was well known for its home-made linnen. This was the reason why a spinning woman was taken as the arms of the village. | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Barner, 1953 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Barner, 1953 | ||