Emsland

	LANDKREIS EMSLAND (EL) Emsland District Country : Germany State : Niedersachsen Additions: 1978 Aschendorf-Hümmling 1933 Aschendorf 1933 Hümmling 1978 Lingen 1978 Meppen Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":52.698630350000001953958417288959026336669921875,"lon":7.36613425849871106265709386207163333892822265625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Zweifach geteilt, unten im Wellenschnitt: oben in Rot ein silbernes Hünengrab, in der Mitte in Gold drei rote Mispelblüten mit goldenen Butzen nebeneinander, unten in Blau ein goldener Anker.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 27, 1982.

The arms are a combination of parts of the arms of Aschendorf-Hümmling (prehistorical monument), Meppen (roses) and Lingen (anchor). The wavy division symbolises the river Ems.

Image gallery

Postal cancellation
The arms on a road sign (image by Jan-Erik Løken)

Literature: Linder and Olzog, 1996.

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