Northeim (kreis)

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NORTHEIM (NOM)

State : Niedersachsen
Additions : 1932 Uslar, 1973 Einbeck, Gandersheim

Wappen von Northeim (kreis)/Arms of Northeim (kreis)

Official blazon
German	Über von Gold und Blau gespaltenem Schildfuß gespalten von Blau und Gold zwei hochaufgerichtete, einander zugewandte rotbewehrte Löwen in verwechselten Farben.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on July 22, 1948.

The lions are taken from the arms of the former district Uslar. The lion is the lion of the Principality of Lüneburg, and the arms of the Welfen dynasty. The two lions represent the two former districts, which historically both were ruled for many centuries by the Welfen dynasty.