Brackel
Revision as of 06:15, 7 May 2013 by Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) (removed Category:German Municipalities H; added Category:German Municipalities B using HotCat)
 |
Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
|
BRACKEL
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Harburg
Samtgemeinde : Samtgemeinde Hanstedt
Additions: 1972 Thieshope
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on
The arms show a tool used to brake the stalks of flax, used to produce linen (in German a Flachsbrake, I don't know the English word). The cultivation of flax used to be of great importance for the village.