Diekholzen

Diekholzen is a municipality inside the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony. The municipality had 6,535 populations at the cease of 2014 and covers a place of 30.21 rectangular kilometers. The name of the municipality comes from pond and forest ago. As early as 1125, an area in the region referred to as Holthusen is mentioned. In 1267 is referred to as "Dicholthusen" for the primary time. In 1597 the location became noted as "Dicholthusen". Thus, the coat of fingers of the community in the higher third shows a golden ax crossed with a golden timber noticed, in front of it a miner's lamp. In the lower component is a golden plow.

The symbols are on a red historical past. As overdue as 1850 Diekholzen with 353 inhabitants become extensively smaller than the neighboring Sohre with 444 population. After many refugees and displaced humans had settled in Diekholzen. In 1974, the formerly unbiased villages Sohre, Barienrode and Egenstedt have been included with then 2955 population to Diekholzen, which now counted with all districts 6525 population. The villages belonged to the monastery Marienrode.