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'''FÖHRSTE''' | '''FÖHRSTE''' | ||
State : [[Niedersachsen]]<br/> | State : [[Niedersachsen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Hildesheim (kreis)|Hildesheim]] (until 1974 [[Alfeld (kreis)|Alfeld]])<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Hildesheim (kreis)|Hildesheim]] (until 1974 [[Alfeld (kreis)|Alfeld]])<br/> | ||
Incorporated into : 1974 [[Alfeld (Leine)|Alfeld]] | Incorporated into: 1974 [[Alfeld (Leine)|Alfeld]] | ||
[[File:fohrste2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:fohrste2.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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|'''German''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on July 6, 1949. | The arms were granted on July 6, 1949. | ||
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The previous were granted on October 18, 1938. | The previous were granted on October 18, 1938. | ||
[[File:fohrste.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:fohrste.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
The arms are based on the legend of two free farmers who were mentioned in the 8<sup>th</sup> century. This means that Föhrste was the oldest village in the Kreis Alfeld. They had to defend their freedom with swords, which is symbolised in the arms. | The arms are based on the legend of two free farmers who were mentioned in the 8<sup>th</sup> century. This means that Föhrste was the oldest village in the Kreis Alfeld. They had to defend their freedom with swords, which is symbolised in the arms. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Barner, W. : Wappen und Siegel des Kreises Alfeld. Hildesheim, 1940 and 1953. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Barner, W. : Wappen und Siegel des Kreises Alfeld. Hildesheim, 1940 and 1953. | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities F|Fohrste]] | [[Category:German Municipalities F|Fohrste]] |
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