Samtgemeinde Holtriem

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SAMTGEMEINDE HOLTRIEM

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) :Wittmund

Official blazon

German

Geviert; Feld 1 und 4 in Grün vier schrägbalkenweise gestellte goldene Scheiben, belegt mit jeweils zwei konzentrischen schwarzen Ringen; Feld 2 in Gold eine rote Holländer-Windmühle; Feld 3 in Gold drei blaue Wellenbalken. Origin/meaning The arms were granted on April 18, 1975. The 8 golden coins symbolise the 8 municipalities in the Samtgemeinde. The coins also symbolise the 2 golden plates from the Bronze area found in the village of Terheide. The windmill symbolises the many mills that used to be in the area. The red colour symbolises the bricks used in most buildings. The waves in the third quarter symbolise the Ewige Meer lake in the municipality. The gree colour symbolises nature and agriculture. To the Samtgemeinde belong the following municipalities : Blomberg Eversmeer Nenndorf Neuschoo Ochtersum Schweindorf Utarp Westerholt Contact and Support Contact Facebook Instagram Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate eBay shop Rare heraldic book downloads Partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Webaldic heraldic identifying programme Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek Armorial de France Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes De Raaf heraldic design Your logo here ? Contact us © since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site Literature : Image and info obtained from the Holtriem council.