Isernhagen ( Eastphalian: ''Isernhogen'') is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

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. It is situated in the north-east of

Hanover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

. According to the average income per capita it is the most affluent municipality in Lower Saxony. Bundesautobahn 7 passes through the municipality. It is adjacent to Burgwedel, Burgdorf, Lehrte,

Hannover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...

, Langenhagen und

Wedemark Wedemark ( Eastphalian: ''Wiemark'') is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Wedemark is a historical landscape description for the area and is situated approximately 20 km north of Hanover. It ranks third on a ...

Division of the municipality

Isernhagen consists of 7 districts: * Niedernhägener Bauerschaft (common abbreviation: NB) * Kircher Bauerschaft (common abbreviation: KB) * Farster Bauernschaft (common abbreviation: FB) * Hohenhorster Bauerschaft (common abbreviation: HB) * Altwarmbüchen * Neuwarmbüchen, including Gartenstadt Lohne * Kirchhorst, including Großhorst and Stelle Twinned with

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in East Sussex,

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, Suchy Las in

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and

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History

Name

The first part of the name ''Isernhagen'' derives from the word ''Yser'' or ''Yserne'' which means 'iron'. In the

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was found in the lowlands of the river

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. It was smelted on-site and used as construction material. The ending ''Hagene'' or ''Hagen'' describes a piece of woodlands or fencing of crop lands, common to keep away animals from the farmland.

Arms

The coat of arms was drafted by Walter Peitschmann. It was authorized by the district of Hannover on 9 January 1987. DEU Isernhagen COA

Description of coat of arms: "Separated by the silver diagonal wavy bar, top right three silver lilies on red (2:1), bottom left four silver horseshoes each other overlaying on green background." Explanation of coat of arms: The three lilies on red in the top right half, are taken from the coat of arms of the once residential Barons of Cramm and they are symbols for the three local congregations of the former joint municipality Kirchwarmbüchen. The four Bauernschaften (peasantries), in which horse breeding was predominant, are symbolized by the four horseshoes. In between meanders the silver band of the river

, which connects all villages of the joint municipality.

Twin towns – sister cities

Isernhagen is twinned with: *

, France *

, England, United Kingdom * Suchy Las, Poland *

, Hungary

References

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