SG Wrestedt (Germany)

Samtgemeinde Wrestedt, Uelzen county, Lower Saxony

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• Municipality of Stadensen
• Municipality of Wieren
• Banner of Wieren
• Municipality of Wrestedt

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Municipality of Stadensen

The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a horizontal 3-stripes flag. The colours are green-white-green. The ratio of stripes is 1:3:1. The coat of arms is within the white stripe shifted to the hoist.
The image of flag matches the description given in  http://kommunalflaggen.de/. The flag was submitted at Hauptstaatsarchiv Hannover.
Description of coat of arms:
In a green shield is a silver (=white) heather-rose with a golden (=yellow) centre. Above the rose you can see a silver (=white) piece of the antlers of a stag.
Meaning:
Stadensen is located in the Magetheide, a heather landscape. The rose is referring to this location. The piece of antlers refers to two facts.
1)On 8 May 1040 the German king Heinrich IV granted the Magetheide to the bishop of Verden. Since then the area was used for hunting purposes.
2)The local foresters office was located in Stadensen in times, the municipality belonged to the kingdom of Hannover.
Source: Frank Burmester, editor of a local citizens information "Bürger-Info".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Jun 2007

Municipality of Wieren

The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a green over white horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms in the canton.
The image of flag matches the description given in http://kommunalflaggen.de/. The flag was submitted at Hauptstaatsarchiv Hannover.
Description of coat of arms:
On a green shield twelve white circle segments are forming a ring being open at the top.
Meaning:
The green colour is symbolizing the hills called Wierener Berge, it is also symbolizing agriculture being the main business of the locals.
The municipality was built of eleven smaller municipalities. Those were: Bollensen, Drohe, Emern, Kahlstorf, Groß Pretzier, Klein Pretzier, Könau, Kroetze, Gavendorf, Ostedt and Wieren. There is a stone for every former municipality. The locals added however a 12th stone for Kroetzmühle, that was already a part of Kroetze before.
Source: Frank Burmester, editor of a local citizens information "Bürger-Info".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Jun 2007

Banner of Wieren

The flags ratio is 5:2. It is a green and white vertical bicolour with the coat of arms in the canton.
Source: Frank Burmester, editor of a local citizens information "Bürger-Info".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Jun 2007

Municipality of Wrestedt

The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a blue over white horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms in the centre of the flag.
The image of flag matches the description given in  http://kommunalflaggen.de/. The flag was submitted on 27 November 1984 at Hauptstaatsarchiv Hannover.
Description of coat of arms:
In a silver (=white) shield is a prancing black unicorn facing the right side. In the red chief are two silver (=white) crossed shelves ending in horseheads.
Meaning:
The family of GROTE was living in Wrestedt since 1666. In their coat of arms had been two black unicorns. The current unicorn is taken from that coat of arms. The tail of the unicorn is split up into three ends symbolizing the local families of WRESTERSTEDE, BARDENDIECK and GROTHE. About the horseheads there is known nothing special.
Horseheads however are used on top of the gables of Lower Saxonian farmhouses up to now.
Source: Frank Burmester, editor of a local citizens information "Bürger-Info"
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Jun 2007