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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
German Civic Heraldry

BÜCKEN

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Nienburg (until 1978 Grafschaft Hoya)
Additions : 1974 Altenbücken, Calle, Dedendorf, Duddenhausen

Origin/meaning:
The two bear claws in the arms are derived from the arms of the Counts and County of Hoya, to which the area historically belonged. The old (above left) arms officially became obsolete in 1974. The present (upper right) arms were officially granted on July 18, 1983.
The new arms combine the claws with a crosier. The crosier symbolises the former Bücken Abbey, founded in 882 by the Bishop of Bremen. Since 1413 the Abbott and the Counts of Hoya ruled the village. The crosier in combination with the claws already appeared in the seal of the village from 1413.

Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Ziegler, 1986


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