Prinzhöfte

Prinzhöfte is a municipality in the district Harpstedt Oldenburg in Lower Saxony. The municipality had 2012 693 inhabitants and covers an area of ​​41.98 square kilometers.

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• 3.1 Coat of Arms

Geography

The community is located south of the Federal Highway 1, which passes through the town and is located between junctions Wildeshausen / North and Great Ippener. This highway is easily of Simmershausen, after a short ride on the highway 213 to reach.

Community structure

To the municipality next to the village Prinzhöfte include the districts Hölscher wood, Horstedt, Small Henstedt, Schulenberg, Simmershausen, Stiftenhöfte, Wunderburg and amidst Hengsterholz (municipality Ganderkesee ) lying enclave that belongs to Horstedt.

History

Incorporations

On March 1, 1974, the municipalities Horstedt and small Henstedt were incorporated.

Policy

Coat of arms

The blue coat of arms depicts a golden crown in the upper third. Among them, two wide silver horizontal stripes can be found with wattle.

Attractions

Particularly worth seeing is the miracle Burger Moor in the south of the church. Another, but smaller Moor is the Simmer Hauser Moor, which is on the edge Simmer Stockhausen near the B 213. However, it is not easy to get there, because there is no way that you can use. Main attractions are still for more than 200 years old farmhouses, which you can find in the whole community.