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'''UELZEN (UE)'''
'''UELZEN (UE)'''

Revision as of 19:24, 5 November 2012

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Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
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UELZEN (UE)

State : Niedersachsen

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on March 31, 1948.

The chief shows three crosses as symbols for the three former important monasteries in the district : Ebstorf, Oldenstadt and Medingen. The lower part shows the arms of the Counts of Lüneburg, who ruled most of the district since the 13th century.

Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.