Petze
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
PETZE
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Hildesheim (until 1978 Alfeld)
Incorporated into : 1974 Sibbesse
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on January 27, 1939.
The pheasant is taken from the arms of the local lords Von Wrisberghofen. The wheat-ears symbolise the local agriculture.
Literature : Barner, 1953