Vorsfelde

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VORSFELDE'

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Wolfsburg (until 1972 Helmstedt)
Incorporated into : 1972 Wolfsburg

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms show a boar, which is derived from the word Vor, or a lean piglet. The boar probably was used ad a symbol for the city already in the 15^th century, but the oldest known seal dates from the 17^th century. The seal showed the boar on a filed (Felde) and the arms thus have not changed since.