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![[Helmstedt County flag]](../images/d/de_hel.gif)
2:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Dec 2007
Flag adopted 9 Jul 1952
![[Helmstedt County Variant flag]](../images/d/de1hel.gif)
3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Dec 2007
![[Helmstedt County banner]](../images/d/de0hel.gif)
3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Dec 2007
![[Helmstedt County arms]](../images/d/de)hel.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 24 Dec 2007
HELMSTEDT
Origin/meaning:
The arms were granted on 9 July 1952.
The upper part of the arms shows the horse, taken from the arms of
Niedersachsen,
in the colours of the former Kingdom of Braunschweig,
to which the district belonged. The lower part shows symbols of mining
and agriculture, at the time the two main sources of income in the district.
Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
Source: Ralf Hartemink.
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