Gieboldehausen Comprehensive Municipality (Germany)

Samtgemeinde Gieboldehausen, Landkreis Göttingen, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2017-08-19 by klaus-michael schneider
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Gieboldehausen Comprehensive Municipality (SG)

SG Gieboldehausen Flag

It is a blue over white over red horizontal tricolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Aug 2017

Shield parted per fess; above Argent, a gable Gules bordered Sable, issuant from the gable's basic bar St. Mary with child, both Or, St. Mary is crowned Or and holds a sceptre Or in her right hand; beneath Azure a 6-spokes wheel Argent with hub and 12 nails, all Sable.
Meaning:
The upper part shows the typical roof of a Lower Saxonian farmhouse, and is furthermore symbolising the colonisation of the villages for many centuries. The wheel is referring to the Archbishopric of Mainz, to which parts of the comprehensive municipality belonged. Each nail is representing one of its 12 municipalities. The image of St. Mary is referring to the famous statue in Germershausen, which is a well-known place of pilgrimage. The colours blue and silver are taken from the arms of Knight Bertram of Bilshausen.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Aug 2017

Municipalities without proper Flag

The following municipalities have no proper flag:
Bodensee, Obernfeld, Rüdershausen, Wollbrandshausen and Wollershausen
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2017

Bilshausen Municipality

Bilshausen Flag

It is a blue over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2017

Shield Azure three bends Argent.
Meaning:
The arms are based on seals from the 14th century of a Von S(e)ulingen kin. The three columns (German: Säulen) in bend are a canting element. Most seals showed the columns next to each other, the above pattern is taken from the seal of Herwig von Sulingen.
The arms were approved on 9 June 1938.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2017

Gieboldehausen Market Town

Gieboldehausen Flag

It is a black over red over golden horizontal tricolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2017

Shield parted per fess, above Or a gable Gules with half timber Sable, beneath Gules a 6-spokes wheel Or.
Meaning:
The house is a typical Lower Saxonian farmhouse, in this case the "Haus auf dem Walle" (= house on the wall) , a local estate built in 1510 by the Minnigerode kin. The wheel is referring to the Archbishopric of Mainz, as the village became a loan of the Archbishops of Mainz in the late 14th century. They finally bought the village in the 15th century. It became a market town in 1519 and seat of a district (Amt). It remained a dominion of Mainz until 1803. The flag colours are those of Lower Saxony.
The arms were approved on 9 December 950
Source: Stadler 1970, p.42
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2017

Krebeck Municipality

Krebeck Flag

It is a blue over white horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2017

Shield Azure, a crane volant Argent armed Or, in dexter base a bendlet wavy Argent.
Meaning:
The arms are canting. The old name had been "Kreybeke" or "Kränichbach", i.e. creek of the cranes.
The arms were approved on 11 April 1951.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2017

Rhumspringe Municipality

Rhumspringe Flag

It is a blue flag with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2017

Shield Azure, a trout Argent finned Or, speared by a trident Argent in pale hilted Or.
Meaning:
Trout fishing in Rhume River was of great local importance for many centuries. The blazon calls the trident a "fish fork".
The arms were approved on 14 February1951
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2017

Rollshausen Municipality

Rollshausen Flag

It is a yellow over green horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2017

Shield Vert, two spades Or in saltire.
Meaning:
The arms are based on the seal of Hinrich von Rolshusen, which is known from 1342.
The arms were approved on 5 December 1950.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Aug 2017

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