Samtgemeinde Bothel

SAMTGEMEINDE BOTHEL

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Rotenburg (Wümme)

Official blazon
German	Im schrägrechts durch einen silbernen Wellenbalken geteilten Schild im oberen roten Feld eine silberne Eiche mit sechs Wurzelenden und sechs Blättern und im unteren grünen Feld ein silbernes nach rechts springendes Pferd.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ?

The arms refer to nature (oak, red for flowering heather) and agriculture (horse and green field), with the silver bar referring to the many streams and rivers in the region. The six leaves of the oak tree refer to the six municipalities in the Samtgemeinde.

To the Samtgemeinde Bothel belong:

Bothel
Brockel
Hemsbünde
Hemslingen
Kirchwalsede
Westerwalsede

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