Kemme

KEMME

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Hildesheim
Incorporated into : 1974 Schellerten

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ??-??-19??.

The arms show a medieval comb, taken from the arms of Bernward von Kemme from 1265. He was a member of a family that owned a large part of the village, which was sold to the Abbey in Hildesheim in 1236. The family became extcint in the 14th century. The comb is a canting element (Kamm in German). The colours were decided when the arms were granted and are not historical.

Literature: Söding, 1966

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