Lengede Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Lengede, Landkreis Peine, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2017-11-13 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: lengede | woltwiesche | wall | pit lamp | bar(wavy) | trefoil | cross(lozengy) |
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• Introduction of Lengede municipality
• Current Flag
• Banner
• Coat of Arms
• Woltwiesche Village
• Woltwiesche Flag
• Woltwiesche Banner
• Woltwiesche Coat of Arms

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Introduction of Lengede municipality

inhabitants: 13,119
coat of arms approved: 18 June 1958 and confirmed 28 August 1972
flags approved: 8 September 1980
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; Federal Archives of Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 5 Aug 2007

Current Flag

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a red-yellow-red horizontal triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:2:1. The coat of arms is slightly shifted to the hoist within the central stripe.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; Federal Archives of Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 5 Aug 2007

Banner

Description of banner:
It is a red-yellow-red 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, 5 Aug 2007

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
Shield Gules masoned Sable, a window Or rounded in top, charged with a pit lamp Sable with light Argent, in base a bar wavy Or.
Meaning:
The charges are referring to mining. Lengede got a doubtful kind of fame by a mining desaster, which occurred on 24 October 1963 and ended on 7 November 1963 with the "miracle of Lengede". Water broke into the mine and 43 miners were buried alive. It was possible to rescue at least 14 of them.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2017

Woltwiesche Village

incorporated on 1 July 1972
coat of arms approved: 20 December 1952
flags approval unknown
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; Federal Archives of Hannover.
Jörg Majewski, 6 Aug 2007

Woltwiesche Flag

3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 6 Aug 2007

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a green-yellow-green horizontal triband with centred arms.
Source: Arnold Rabbow: "Neues Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch", Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, 2003; Federal Archives of Hannover
Jörg Majewski, 6 Aug 2007

Woltwiesche Banner

Description of banner:
It is a green-yellow-green vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 3:7:3. 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, 6 Aug 2007

Woltwiesche Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
Shield parted per fess, above Or a trefoil green, beneath Sable a cross lozengy Or buttoned Gules.
Meaning:
The clover leaf (trefoil) is a canting symbol, the name can be derived from Waldwiese, a forest-meadow. The leaf is referring to Wiesche (=meadow) in the name. The base displays a bronze cross dating from the 9th century, which was excavated near the village. It is symbolising the long inhabitation of the area.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 July 2017

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