Fallingbostel (kreis)

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FALLINGBOSTEL (FAL)

State : Niedersachsen
Incorporated into : 1977 Soltau-Fallingbostel

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on August 13, 1928.

The arms show a prehistoric grave or Hun's bed (see also Aschendorf-Hümmling). On the moors in the district seven of these graves can be found. The green symbolises the moors and heathlands.