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SALZBERGEN

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Emsland (until 1977 Lingen)
Additions : 1974 Bexten-Listrup (partly), Mehringen (partly)

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Origin/meaning

The base shows three hills, canting for the name (Bergen=mountain). The wavy bar symbolises the Ems river. The three drops are drops of oil, symbol for the oil refineries in the municipality.

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