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Kirchdorf Comprehensive Municipality (Germany)

Samtgemeinde Kirchdorf, Landkreis Diepholz, Lower Saxony

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

Due to administrative changes Kirchdorf Comprehensive Municipality was established in 1974. Five smaller communes had been dissolved and incorporated ino the remaining municipalities. The comprehensive municipality had had 7444 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 179.7  km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Nov 2016

Current Flag

Description of flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. The flag is yellow ("golden") with a blue stripe at top- and bottom-edge. The coat of arms is in the centre of the golden field.
Source: §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of Kirchdorf Comprehensive Municipality, version 19 December 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Nov 2016

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is blue, divided by a white pale, charged with a black bear's paw armed red, both blue fields are charged with three golden plough shares set in pale. In base is a barrulet wavy, golden in the blue field s and blue on the white pale.
Meaning:
The bear's paw is taken from the arms of the Counts of Hoya. The six plough shares are representing the six entities belonging to the comprehensive municipality: Barenburg market town and the municipalities Bahrenborstel, Freistatt, Kirchdorf proper, Varrel and Wehrbleck. The barrulet probably is representing Große Aue, a local creek.
Source: § 2(1) of Hauptsatzung of SG Kirchdorf, version 19 December 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Nov 2016


Barenburg Market Town

Barenburg Flag

[Barenburg municipal flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2016

It is a blue over yellow horizontal bicolour.
Source: §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of Barenburg, version 17 October 2014
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2016

Barenburg Flag 1957

[Barenburg municipal flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2016

In 1957 there existed a white flag with narrow blue stripes at top and bottom, charged with the arms in its centre.
Source: Stadler 1970, p.22
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2016

Barenburg Coat of Arms

The shield is blue, issuant from base a green mount, thereon a leopard passant proper (i.e. golden spotted black).
Meaning:
A castle was first mentioned in 1235. The region became a dominion of the Counts of Hoya in 1338 and of the Welfen-kin in1434. The village was denoted as market town since the 16th century. The arms were granted in 1602 by Bishop Heinrich Julius of Halberstadt, a member of the Welfen-kin. The leopard, described as "Leo Pard" is probably a modification of the lion of Heinrich's family. In 1928 the authorities refused the right of using the title of a city.
Source: Stadler 1970, p.22
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2016

Presentation of Barenburg

Barenburg had 1242 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 16.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2016


Kirchdorf bei Sulingen Municipality

Kirchdorf Flag

[Kirchdorf bei Sulingen municipal flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Nov 2016

It is a red over yellow horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this flag online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Kirchdorf Coat of Arms

The shield is divided by a golden bend wavy, charged with three blue plough shares. In sinister chief in a blue field is a golden church. In dexter base in a red field is a golden well pouring water of the same.
Meaning:
The church (German: Kirche) is a canting element. The plough shares are probably representing the villages Kirchdorf proper, also Kuppendorf und Scharringhausen, which had been incorporated on 1 March 1974.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Nov 2016

Presentation of Kirchdorf

Kirchdorf had 2145 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 47.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Nov 2016


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