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State : [[Niedersachsen]]<br/>
State : [[Niedersachsen]]<br/>
District (Kreis) : [[Osnabrück (kreis)|Osnabrück]] (until 1972[[Bersenbrück (kreis)|Bersenbrück]])<br>
District (Kreis) : [[Osnabrück (kreis)|Osnabrück]] (until 1972 [[Bersenbrück (kreis)|Bersenbrück]])<br>
Samtgemeinde : Fürstenau<br/>
Samtgemeinde : Fürstenau<br/>
Additions : 1972 Hollenstede, Schwagstorf, Settrup  
Additions : 1972 Hollenstede, Schwagstorf, Settrup  


[[File:furstena.jpg|center]]
[[File:furstenauo.jpg|center]]


====Official blazon====  
====Official blazon====  

Revision as of 12:08, 8 March 2014

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FÜRSTENAU

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Osnabrück (until 1972 Bersenbrück)
Samtgemeinde : Fürstenau
Additions : 1972 Hollenstede, Schwagstorf, Settrup

Furstenauo.jpg

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

Fürstenau probably received city rights around 1360 from the Bishops of Osnabrück. The oldest seal dates from the same time and shows a single tower with added buildings, probably symbolising the local castle. The above arms were granted in 1949 and show the same composition in the colours of the State of Oldenburg. During the 19th and 20th century the colours were not very consistent, as can be seen from the images below.

Furstenau1.jpg

The arms as shown in 1891
Furstenau-hannover.hagd.jpg

The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925


Literature : Stadler,1964-1971, 8 volumes; Ahrens, 1891