Lehrte

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LEHRTE

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Region Hannover (until 2001 Hannover (until 1974 Burgdorf))
Additions : 1974 Ahlten, Aligse, Arpke, Hämelerwald, Immensen, Kolshorn, Röddensen, Sievershausen, Steinwedel

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

Lehrte became a city in 1898 and the arms were granted in 1927.

The lion is derived from the seal of the combined communities between Hannover, Hildesheim and Peine, dating from the 13^th century. The lion is combined with the cross, that symbolises the fact the Lehrte is at an important railway crossing.