Samtgemeinde Grafschaft Hoya

SAMTGEMEINDE GRAFSCHAFT HOYA

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Nienburg (until 1979 Grafschaft Hoya)
Additions :2007 Samtgemeinde Eystrup

Official blazon
German	In Gold zwei aufrechte, abgewendete, rotbewehrte schwarze Bärentatzen, unten verbunden durch ein Stück schwarzes Brustfell, im Schildfuß ein gewellter blauer Balken.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 23, 1981.

The arms show as the main charge the combined brae claws, taken from the arms of the Counts of Hoya and the historical County Hoya. The lower half shows a wavy blue bar for the Weser river.

The following municipalities belong to Samtgemeinde Grafschaft Hoya :

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