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Heide County (Germany)

Heidekreis, Lower Saxony

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[Heidekreis county flag] 3:5  image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2008
flag adopted 2 April 1979 See also:

Heide County

county: Heidekreis
county seat: Bad Fallingbostel
area: 1,873.50 qkm
population: 142,678
divisions: 23 municipalities, incl. 16 in 3 Samtgemeinden*, 6 market towns
Flag adopted 2nd April 1979
CoA adopted 2nd April 1979

*A "Samtgemeinde" (SG*), also called "comprehensive municipality" is an amalgamation of several cities,market towns and municipalities in one administrative community in Lower Saxony
** A "Flecken" is a town (market town) with minor rights in comparison with a city.


Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2008

Coat of Arms of former Soltau County

[Heidekreis county arms] image by Jörg Majewski, 8 Jan 2008
adopted 2 Apr 1979
Sources: Ralf Hartemink and Stadler 1964,p.84

The former Soltau-Fallingbostel County was renamed to Heidekreis on 1 August by approvement of the prime minister of Lower Saxony.

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