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Soltau-Fallingbostel county (Germany)

Landkreis Soltau-Fallingbostel, Lower Saxony

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[Soltau-Fallingbostel County flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2008
Flag adopted 2 Apr 1979

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Soltau-Fallingbostel county

County: Soltau-Fallingbostel
county seat: Bad Fallingbostel
area: 1,873.50 qkm
population: 142,678
divisions: 23 municipalities, incl. 16 in 3 Samtgemeinden*, 6 towns
Flag adopted 2nd April 1979
CoA adopted 2nd April 1979
*A "Samtgemeinde" (SG*), also called "collective municipality" is a combination of several municipalities to an administrative community  in Lower Saxony.
Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2008

CoA

[Soltau-Fallingbostel County arms] image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2008
adopted 2 Apr 1979

SOLTAU
Incorporated into: 1977 Soltau-Fallingbostel
Origin/meaning:
The arms were granted on April 19, 1934.
The upper part shows the lion of the arms of the Dukes of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, who ruled the area for many centuries. The lion is also part of the arms of the city of Soltau. The cross in the base is derived from the arms of the diocese of Verden, as in the Middle Ages a large part of the district was owned by the Bishops of Verden.
Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
Source: Ralf Hartemink.