Bruchhausen-Vilsen

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BRUCHHAUSEN-VILSEN

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Diepholz (until 1976 Grafschaft Hoya)
Samtgemeinde: Samtgemeinde Bruchhausen-Vilsen
Additions : 1928 Bruchhausen, Vilsen; 2011 Engeln (1974 Oerdinghausen, Scholen, Weseloh); 2016 Süstedt (1974 Ochtmannien, Uenzen)

Official blazon
German	Gespalten: vorne in Gold eine aufrecht stehende schwarze Bärentatze mit roten Krallen, hinten viermal von Silber und Blau geständert.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1928 when the towns of Bruchhausen and Vilsen were combined. The arms were already used by Bruchhausen and are based on the oldest known seal of the town, dating from 1551. The arms show in the right half a bear's claw, derived from the arms of the Counts of Hoya. The left half showed the arms of the local Counts of Bruchhausen.

Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.