Klein Himstedt

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KLEIN HIMSTEDT

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Hildesheim
Incorporated into : 1974 Söhlde

Official blazon
German
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ??-??-????.

The arms show the famous church bell of Klein Himstedt, which was cast in 1511 by the bell-maker Harmen Koster from Hildesheim. The small sign on the bell is his trademark. As being mearly 500 years old the bell was chosen as the symbol for the village.