Nieheim

NIEHEIM

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Höxter
Additions : 1970 Amt Nieheim, Entrup, Erwitzen, Eversen, Himmighausen, Holzhausen, Merlsheim, Oeynhausen, Schönenberg, Sommersell

Official blazon

German	blazon wanted
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on July 18, 1908.

The arms are first known from 1591. The cross and the colours are derived from the arms of the diocese and State of Paderborn, to which the city historically belonged. The balls are the symbol of St. Nicholas, patron saint of the city.

The municipal stamp shown in 1892	Seal from around 1900
Emergency money of the city (1921)	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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Literature: Information provided by Gisbert Hoffmann