Grafelde
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GRAFELDE
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Hildesheim (until 1978 Alfeld)
Incorporated into : 1974 Adenstedt
Official blason:
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on August 10, 1938.
The municipality of Grafelde consisted of two main parts, a forest area and an agricultural area. These two parts are symbolised in the arms by the beech leave and flower in the upper half and the rye in the lower half.
Literature : Barner, 1953