Uchte

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UCHTE

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Nienburg
Additions : 1974 Darlaten, Höfen, Hoysinghausen, Lohhof, Woltringhausen
Samtgemeinde : Samtgemeinde Uchte

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

Uchte was founded around 1295 by the counts of Hoya as a fortified border town. Started as a fortress, it became a town in the late 15^th century, but no seals or arms are known until the second half of the 17^th century. The seal shows the arms, with the exception of the letter V instead of a U, which comes from the Latin lettering. The claws are taken from the arms of the counts of Hoya, the U is the initial of the town.

As none of the municipalities incorporated into Uchte in 1974 used arms, the old arms were continued by the new municipality.