Dransfeld (Samtgemeinde) Explained

Dransfeld is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the town Dransfeld.

The Samtgemeinde Dransfeld consists of the following municipalities:

  1. Bühren
  2. Dransfeld
  3. Jühnde
  4. Niemetal
  5. Scheden

Coat of arms

Significance of the coat of arms: The lion serves as a symbolic representation of the historical association with Braunschweig, while the golden hill represents the local landscape. The presence of the linden leaves corresponds to the number of communities present at the time of the establishment of the united community.[1]

References

51.5°N 9.767°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.landkreisgoettingen.de/pics/medien/1_1492702260/Amtsblatt_fuer_den_Landkreis_Goettingen_Nr_17_vom_20.04.2017.pdf