Rodenberg

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RODENBERG

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Schaumburg
Samtgemeinde : Samtgemeinde Rodenberg
Additions : 1974 Algesdorf

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

Rodenberg received town rights from the Counts of Schaumburg before 1375 and city rights in 1615. The oldest seal dates from the 14^th century and shows the arms of the Counts of Schaumburg with the typical Nesselblatt (nettle-leaf) symbol, above a four-topped mountain. The mountain, Berg, is a canting element. In the 17^th century the composition appears on a shield, and the number of tops was reduced to two. The colours are used as such since the late 19^th century.