Twist

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TWIST

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Emsland
Additions : 1964 Hesepertwist, Rühlertwist; 1968 Schöninghsdorf; 1974 Adorf, Emslage (partly), Hebelermeer, Neuringe

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Origin/meaning

The arms show in the upper half a black grouse, a very typical bird for the (former) moors in the municipality.

The base shows 7 buckwheat fruits, symbolising the 7 municipalities that form the present municipality of Twist. Buckwheat farming was of great importance in the 19th and early 20^th century. The black colour symbolises the oil that is found in the municipality.