Boldecker Land Comprehensive Municipality (Germany)

Samtgemeinde Boldecker Land, Landkreis Gifhorn, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2019-11-20 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: boldecker land | barwedel | bokensdorf | jembke | tappenbeck | weyhausen | lion | heart | annulet(open) | lozenges(6) | frond | chevron | linden(leaf) |
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• Boldecker Land Comprehensive Municipality
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• Barwedel Municipality
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• Barwedel Coat of Arms


• Bokensdorf Municipality
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• Jembke Municipality
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• Jembke Coat of Arms


• Osloß Municipality


• Tappenbeck Municipality
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• Tappenbeck Coat of Arms


• Weyhausen Municipality
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• Weyhausen Coat of Arms

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Boldecker Land Comprehensive Municipality

Boldecker Land Flag

It is a blue-white-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the white stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 17 Apr 2007

Boldecker Land Banner

It is a blue-white-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1. The coat of arms is in the white stripe and shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 17 Apr 2007

Boldecker Land Coat of Arms

Shield Azure; six impending connected lozenges Argent in fess; in base a bar wavy Argent over a barrulet wavy Argent.
Meaning:
The lozenges are symbolising the six municipalities of Boldecker Land. Bar and barrulet wavy are symbolising the Elbe Lateral Canal and the numerous ponds of the comprehensive municipality.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2019

Flag and banner and arms were approved on 21 March 1975.
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Barwedel Municipality

Barwedel Flag

It is a green-yellow-green horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:6:1. The coat of arms is in the yellow stripe slightly shifted to the hoist.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 18 Apr 2007

Barwedel Banner

It is a green-yellow-green vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:6:1. The coat of arms is in the yellow stripe and shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 18 Apr 2007

Barwedel Coat of Arms

Shield Vert a frond Or in bend sinister.
Meaning:
The frond is alluding to the nature-sanctuary of Vogelmoor, where many rare plants are growing, especially ferns like royal fern (Latin: Osmunda regalis), lady fern (Latin: Athyrium filix-femina) or bracken (Latin: Pteridium aquilinum).
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2019

Flag, banner and arms were approved on 10 June 1988
Jörg Majewski, 18 Apr 2007

Bokensdorf Municipality

Bokensdorf Flag

The flag is blue with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2019

Bokensdorf Coat of Arms

Shield Or, under a chevron Gules in chief an annulet Gules open to chief.
Meaning:
The open ring is symbolising a Rundling, a typical form of circular village in the area. Both settlement cores of the villages and the perished settlement of Derne had these form. The merger of both settlement cores is symbolised by the chevron, here meaning a roof. The tinctures are those of the Welfen kin, to which the municipality belonged at least since 1357. The arms were approved on 8 July 1993 by the local council.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2019

The flag is in use but had never been approved officially. The arms were adopted on 8 July 1993 by the local council. In §2 of the local Hauptsatzung, version 24 November 2011, no proper flag is mentioned.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2019

Jembke Municipality

Jembke Flag

It is a white-green-white horizontal triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the green stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 19 Apr 2007

Jembke Banner

It is a white-green-white vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the green stripe and shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 19 Apr 2007

Jembke Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, a linden leaf Vert, charged with an annulet Argent open to chief.
Meaning:
The leaf is symbolising the seven local linden trees, being natural monuments. The most famous one is the Uhlenboom (= owl tree), which plays a role in local tales and legends. The green colour is symbolising agriculture. The open ring is symbolising a Rundling, a typical form of circular village in the area and is representing the historical settlement core of the municipality.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2019

The arms were approved on27 August 1983 by the county administration. Flag and banner were approved on 8 April 1985.
Jörg Majewski, 19 Apr 2007

Osloß Municipality

According to §2 of the local Hauptsatzung, version 1 November 2011, the municipality has no proper flag.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2019

Tappenbeck Municipality

Tappenbeck Flag

It is a blue-yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 20 Apr 2007

Tappenbeck Banner

It is a blue-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 20 Apr 2007

Tappenbeck Coat of Arms

Shield parted abased per fess; above Or semy of red hearts, a lion rampant issuant Azure, armed and tongued Gules; beneath Azure, a mount Or, charged with a barrulet wavy Azure.
Meaning:
The lion issuant is a modification of the county arms and the arms of the Duchy of Braunschweig-Lüneburg as well. Mount and barrulet wavy are representing Vorsfelder Werder, a local moraine (German: Geestrücken), and Kleine Aller (= little Aller) a local creek.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2019

The arms were approved on 30 June 1994.
Jörg Majewski, 20 Apr 2007

Weyhausen Municipality

Weyhausen Flag

It is a blue-white-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the white stripe and slightly shifted to the hoist.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 21 Apr 2007

Weyhausen Banner

It is a blue-white-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the white stripe and shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Jörg Majewski, 21 Apr 2007

Weyhausen Coat of Arms

Shield parted per bend sinister, above right Azure a lion issuant Or armed and tongued Gules, beneath left Argent a fess wavy Azure and a heart Gules in base.
Meaning:
Lion and heart are symbolising the historical affiliation with county and district of Lüneburg. Both charges also appear in the arms of Lüneburg city and county. The position of the lion is symbolising that district and county are superior to the municipality. The fess wavy is representing Aller River, it is W-shaped, as "W" is the first letter of the municipality's name. The heart also alludes to the fact that the municipality is "in the heart of the county". Most things have no longer a meaning, as the municipality was transferred to a different county.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2019

Flag, banner and arms were approved on 31 August 1964.
Jörg Majewski, 21 Apr 2007

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