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Bruchhausen-Vilsen Comprehensive Municipality (Germany)

Samtgemeinde Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Landkreis Diepholz, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2016-11-08 by klaus-michael schneider
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Introduction of Bruchhausen-Vilsen Comprehensive Municipality

Bruchhausen-Vilsen Comprehensive Municipality was established in. More than 20 of its members had been dissolved meanwhile, After the municipalities of Engeln (- 2011) and Süstedt (- 2016) had been incorporated into Bruchhausen-Vilsen Market Town, there are just three more municipalities left: Asendorf, Martfeld and Schwarme.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2016


Current Flag

Description of flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a blue over yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of version
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2016

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is parted per pale. At dexter in a golden field is a black bear paw armed red, issuant from line of partition. The sinister half is gyronny of eight of blue and silver.
Meaning:
The pattern is already known from a local seal of Bruchhausen from 1551, with an added pale also in a seal of Vilsen from the 17th century. The bear's paw is representing the Counts of Hoya, the gyronny shield displays the arms of the Counts of Bruchhausen. When both municipalities merged in 1928, the arms of Bruchhausen municipality were kept.
Source: Stadler 1970, p.29 and §3(2) of Hauptsatzung of SG Bruchhausen-Vilsen, version 17 February 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2016


Bruchhausen-Vilsen Market Town

Bruchhausen-Vilsen Market Town Flag

[Bruchhausen-Vilsen town flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2016

It appears, as if Market town and comprehensive municipality share the arms, but the market town is using a plain blue over yellow bicolour.
Source: Stadler 1970, p.29 and §3(2) of Hauptsatzung of Bruchhausen-Vilsen, version 22 February 2012
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2016


Presentation of Bruchhausen-Vilsen

Bruchhausen-Vilsen had 8837 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 19.6 km². Bruchhausen-Vilsen is seat of the namesake comprehensive municipality. Bruchhausen and Vilse merged in 1928.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2016


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