Wennigsen at Deister Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Wennigsen am Deister, Region Hannover, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2017-11-13 by klaus-michael schneider
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It is a green over yellow over red horizontal tricolour with centred arms.
Sources: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Aug 2017

Coat of Arms

Shield Vert, a heraldic rose Or barbed and seeded Gules, chief engrailed Argent cotized Sable.
Meaning:
The chief is not properly engrailed but shaped like a line of Romanic archs. The chief is alluding to the nunnery of Augustinians, founded by the Counts of Schaumburg and first mentioned in 1224.Its church is the nowadays parish church. The green colour is representing the former rural character and the local woods and acres. The rose is taken from the arms of the Counts of Pappenburg. Bernard of Pappenburg in the past was affiliated with Wennigsen.
Source: Stadler 1970, p.82
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Aug 2017

The coat of arms was approved by Minister of Interior of Lower Saxony in 1950.

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