Hinte
HINTE
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Aurich (until 1977 Norden)
Additions : 1976 Canhusen, Cirkwehrum, Gross-Midlum, Loppersum, Osterhusen, Suurhusen, Westerhusen
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on ??-??-19??, the previous arms (see below) were granted on ??-??-19??.
The arms show Hinter Aa, a small river. The previous arms showed the two castles which stood in Hinte in the 12-13th centuries. The Westerburg was destroyed in 1436, the Osterburg still exists. In the present arms only one castle, as the center of the new municipality is shown.
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Literature: Leiner, K. : Panorama Norden. Norden, 1972.