Geeste

GEESTE

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Emsland (until 1977 Meppen)
Additions: 1971 Dalum, Osterbrock; 1974 Bienerfeld-Nord, Bramhar, Groß Hesepe (1968 Klein Hesepe), Varloh

Official blazon

German

In Grün ein schräglinker silberner Wellenbalken, begleitet oben von einem silbernen Bohrturm, unten von einem achtspeichigen silbernen Wagenrad. Origin/meaning The arms show a silver wavy bend for the Ems river, that flows through the municipality. The green colour symbolises the agricultural character of the municipality. The oil pumping tower symbolises the oilfields in the municipality, which have been operational for over 40 years. The wheel also symbolises agriculture; the eight spokes symbolise the eight villages in the municipality. Literature: This page is part of the German heraldry portal Heraldry of the World German heraldry: National arms Arms of States Arms of historical territories and states Districts (Kreiswappen) Cities and municipalities German Colonies Ecclesiastical heraldry Military heraldry Corporate heraldry Studentika Other civic heraldry Total pages in the German section : 60,737 Of which images : 40,663 Selected collector's items from Germany: Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Heraldic albums Kaffee Hag albums Wappen-Sammlung Heraldic trade cards Heraldic coasters Heraldic cigar bands German heraldic literature Contact and Support Contact Facebook Instagram Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate eBay shop Rare heraldic book downloads Partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Webaldic heraldic identifying programme Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek Armorial de France Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes De Raaf heraldic design Your logo here ? Contact us © since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site