Barsinghausen

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BARSINGHAUSEN

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Region Hannover (until 2001 Hannover)
Additions : 1968 Bantorf, Egestorf, Kirchdorf, Wichtringhausen, Winninghausen; 1974 Barrigsen, Goltern (1968 Eckerde, Göxe, Großgoltern, Nordgoltern, Stemmen) , Groß Munzel, Hohenbostel am Deister, Holtensen bei Wunstorf, Landringhausen, Langreder, Ostermunzel

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1950.

The arms show in the upper half a deer for the formerly large forests in the area. The lower half shows in the right corner a stone wheel, symbol for the stone industry in the area. The lower left corner shows two miner's tools for the coal mining in the area, which started in the 17^th century.