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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on November 17, 1955. | |||
The name Arpke may have been derived from Aar-beeke, or eagle-brook. Hence the use of an eagle and a wavy bar in the arms, as no historical seals of the village were known. | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Peters, 1974 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Peters, 1974 | ||
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[[Category:Hannover]] | [[Category:Hannover]] | ||
[[Category:Burgdorf]] | [[Category:Burgdorf]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1955]] | |||