Samtgemeinde Nienstädt
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SAMTGEMEINDE NIENSTÄDT
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Schaumburg
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on December 19, 1984.
The main symbol is the nettle-leaf (Nesselblatt), the historical arms of Schaumburg. The miner's tools symbolise the former coal mining in the area. The wheat-ear symbolises the agricultural character of the municipality. The twelve grains symbolise the twelve villages in the Samtgemeinde.
To the Samtgemeinde belong the following municipalities :
- Helpsen
- Hespe
- Nienstädt
- Seggebruch