Samtgemeinde Nienstädt

SAMTGEMEINDE NIENSTÄDT

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Schaumburg

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on December 19, 1984.

The main symbol is the nettle-leaf (Nesselblatt), the historical arms of Schaumburg. The miner's tools symbolise the former coal mining in the area. The wheat-ear symbolises the agricultural character of the municipality. The twelve grains symbolise the twelve villages in the Samtgemeinde.

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  The arms on a fire truck

To the Samtgemeinde belong the following municipalities :

• Helpsen
• Hespe
• Nienstädt
• Seggebruch

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