Irmenseul
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IRMENSEUL
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Hildesheim (until 1978 Alfeld)
Incorporated into : 1974 Harbarnsen
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on August 10, 1938.
The arms show an old Saxon altar for the God Irmin. The name Irmenseul comes from Irminsul. The arms can thus be considered canting.
Literature : Barner, W. : Wappen und Siegel des Kreises Alfeld. Hildesheim, 1940.