Göttingen (kreis)

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GÖTTINGEN (GÖ)

State : Niedersachsen
Additions : 1973 Duderstadt, Münden; 2016 Osterode am Harz

Official blazon

(2017) Ein rot-gold-rot geteilten Schild. Oben schreitet ein goldener, blau bewehrter Löwe nach links, mittig ist er blau gefärbt, rot bewehrt und schaut den Betrachter an. Die Heraldik bezeichnet ihn deswegen als Leopard. Den unteren Bereich des Wappens ziert ein sechsspeichiges, silbernes Rad.
(1973) Unter rotem Schildhaupt, darin ein schreitender goldener blaubewehrter Löwe, in Gold durch einen Maueranker verbunden, oben ein roter Schild mit silbernem Göpel, unten ein silbern unterlegtes sechsspeichiges rotes Rad.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 1, 2017.

The golden lion is taken from the old arms and refers to Göttingen, the blue lion is taken from the arms of Osterode am Harz and the wheel refers to the Eichsfeld region, to which part of the district historically belonged.

The previous arms were granted on November 8, 1973.

The arms show in the upper part the Welfen lion, as a common symbol for all three former districts. The lower part shows the anchor from the old arms, combined with the small shield derived from the Münden arms, and the wheel from the Duderstatadt arms.

The first arms were granted on October 25, 1935.

The upper part of the arms shows the lion of the Welfen dynasty, Dukes of Braunschweig. The largest part of the district was part of the main possession of the Welfen dynasty since the 13^th century. The lower part shows the arms of the Counts of Plesse, who ruled the northern part of the district until 1571.