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3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 30 July 2007
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inhabitants: 12,658
coat of arms approved: 2 April 1975 according to Rabbow
flags approved: April 1975 according to Rabbow, 18 August 1975 according to the Hannover State Archives.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; Federal Archives of Hannover.
Jörg Majewski, 30 July 2007
Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a blue-yellow-blue horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:2:1. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag within the central stripe.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; Federal Archives of Hannover.
Jörg Majewski, 30 July 2007
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 30 July 2007
Description of banner:
It is a blue-yellow-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:2:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the central stripe.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; Federal Archives of Hannover.
Jörg Majewski, 30 July 2007
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 30 July 2007
Description of banner:
It is a blue-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the central stripe. Above the shield is a white scroll with inscription in black serifed initials "EDEMISSEN".
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; Federal Archives of Hannover.
Jörg Majewski, 30 July 2007
image by Jörg Majewski, 30 July 2007
Description of coat of arms:
Shield Azure; a linden Or with 14 leaves; base Or charged with a lion passant Azure, armed and tongued Gules.
Meaning:
The number of leaves is representing the 14 villages forming the municipality. Lion and colours are symbolising hat the municipality belonged to the Duchy of Braunschweig-Lüneburg for centuries. The draft of the arms was made by Wilhelm Krieg.
The arms were approved on 2 April 1975 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Hildesheim.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 July 2017
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