Grafschaft Schaumburg

GRAFSCHAFT SCHAUMBURG (RI)

State : Niedersachsen
Incorporated into: 1978 Schaumburg

Wappen von Grafschaft Schaumburg/Arms (crest) of Grafschaft Schaumburg

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

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The arms are taken from the arms of the Counts of Schaumburg, who founded their castle in Schaumburg in the early 12^th century. In 1110 they also acquired the County of Holstein. The arms show the typical nettle-leaf used since the 12^th century by the Counts.

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