Holste

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HOLSTE

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Osterholz (kreis)
Samtgemeinde : Samtgemeinde Hambergen
Additions : 1974 Hellingst, Oldendorf, Steden

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on

The arms show in the upper half atypical farmhouse of the region as well as a stone age monolith. These graves have been found in the municipality and the grave thus symbolises the fact that the area has been inhabited already for a very long time. The silver wavy bend symbolises the many rivers and streams in the area.

The base shows a flower with four leaves, one for each of the villages in the municipality ( Hellingst, Oldendorf, Paddewisch and Steden).

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