Gronau (Leine)

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GRONAU (LEINE)

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Hildesheim (until 1978 Alfeld)
Additions : 1974 Dötzum
Samtgemeinde : Samtgemeinde Gronau (Leine)

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms with the ladder first appear in a banner from 1705. The ladder is probably derived from a bend, which was placed over the arms of the Hildesheim Abbey, to which the town belonged. The use of a bend over the Hildesheim arms is known 15^th century secret seals. The main seals show the H. Madonna with child, the patron saint of Hildesheim, and St. Matthew, the local saint.

In the 19^th century the ladder was silver and placed on a shield divided per bend from gold and green. In 1940 the present arms were officially granted.