Steinhude am Meer

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STEINHUDE AM MEER

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Region Hannover (1975-2001 Hannover; until 1975 Neustadt am Rübenberge)
Incorporated into : 1975 Wunstorf

Official blazon
German
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Origin/meaning

Steinhude received town rights in 1550 from the Counts of Schaumburg. The oldest known seal dates from the 17^th century and shows two shields, one with the arms of the Counts of Schaumburg, the nettle-leaf (Nesselblatt). The other with a fish.

The fish probably symbolises the fishing of the Lake Steinhude. Later these two were combined into the above arms in the colours of Schaumburg.