Gronau (Leine)

GRONAU (LEINE)

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Hildesheim (until 1978 Alfeld)
Additions : 1974 Dötzum
Samtgemeinde : Samtgemeinde Gronau (Leine)

Official blazon

German	blazon wanted
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms with the ladder first appear in a banner from 1705. The ladder is probably derived from a bend, which was placed over the arms of the Hildesheim Abbey, to which the town belonged. The use of a bend over the Hildesheim arms is known 15^th century secret seals. The main seals show the H. Madonna with child, the patron saint of Hildesheim, and St. Matthew, the local saint.

In the 19^th century the ladder was silver and placed on a shield divided per bend from gold and green. In 1940 the present arms were officially granted.

The municipal stamp shown in 1892	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums	Postal cancellation 1929

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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