Barnstorf (Diepholz)

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BARNSTORF

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Diepholz
Samtgemeinde : Samtgemeinde Barnstorf

Wappen von Barnstorf (Diepholz)/Arms (crest) of Barnstorf (Diepholz)
Official blazon
German Auf rotem Grunde einen blau gekrönten und bewehrten goldenen Löwen, der in den Vorderpranken ein silbernes Kreuz hält.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Barnstorf received town rights in 1546 and the oldest seals of the town date from the same time. The present arms are based on this seal and show the lion of the Counts of Diepholz, who ruled the town until 1585.

The cross is most likely the symbol for St. Vitus, patron saint of the town. The church was named from the 13th-15th century also the Church of the Holy Cross.

Seal of Barnstorf (Diepholz)

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Barnstorf (Diepholz)/Coat of arms (crest) of Barnstorf (Diepholz)

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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