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|[[File:Hildeshe.kreis.jpg|center|350 px|alt=Wappen von Landkreis Hildesheim/Arms (crest) of the Hildesheim district]]<center>The arms from 1946</center>[[File:Hildesh2.kreis.jpg|center|350 px|alt=Wappen von Landkreis Hildesheim/Arms (crest) of the Hildesheim district]]<center>The arms from 1979</center> | |||
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<center>''' {{uc:Landkreis Hildesheim (HI)}} '''<br>Hildesheim District<br>(1946-1977 HILDESHEIM-MARIENBURG)</center><br> | |||
'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Niedersachsen]][[File:Niedersachsen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Additions''':<br> | |||
* 1946 Marienburg | |||
* 1978 [[Alfeld (kreis)|Alfeld]] | |||
** 1932 Gronau | |||
{{#display_map:Landkreis Hildesheim|width=250|height=250|zoom=7}} | |||
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* (1946) Geviert; Feld 1 und 4: fünfmal geteilt von Rot und Gold; Feld 2: in Grün ein silberner Hirschkopf, zwischen den Stangen ein goldenes Kreuz; Feld 3: in Grün ein silbernes Gebäude. | |||
* (1979) In Gold und Rot durch erhöhten Zinnenschnitt geteilt; oben einen wachsenden rot gekrönten und bewehrten schwarzen Adler, unten ein goldenes Geweih des Zwölfender-Kronenhirsches auf der Herzstelle eine silbern bebutzte goldene Rose. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted on August 1, 1979. | The arms were granted on October 10, 1946, new arms were granted on August 1, 1979. | ||
The | The previous arms show in the first and fourth quarter the arms of the former monastery-state of Hildesheim, which owned the larger part of the county. The St. Hubertus deer represents the many woods in the county. The castle in the lower part of the arms symbolises the Marienburg. <br/> | ||
The great arms of the district show a helmet on the shield, with as a crest a St. Hubertus deer and the shield surrounded by gold and green oak leaves. | |||
The | |||
[[ | The eagle in the current arms is derived from the arms of the city of [[Hildesheim]]. The deer antler is derived from the arms of the former Alfeld district. The rose is a symbol for the nature in the district. The colours are derived from the arms of the [[Diocese of Hildesheim]]. | ||
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File:Hildesheim (kreis)p.jpg|alt=Wappen von Landkreis Hildesheim/Arms (crest) of the Hildesheim district|Postal cancellation 1961 | |||
File:Hildesheim (kreis)p1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Landkreis Hildesheim/Arms (crest) of the Hildesheim district|Postal cancellation 2004 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
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