Soltau belongs to various Bundestag constituencies: Town twinning Soltau is twinned with: Coldwater, Michigan, USA (since 1971) Laon, France (since 1972) Osterburg, Germany (since 1991) Myślibórz, Poland (since 1997) Grünberg in Schlesien/Zielona Góra, Poland, (since 1997) Coat of arms The coat of arms of Soltau shows the lion of the Welf dynasty behind a red city gate. The lion was part of the original town seal from around 1400 as the town belonged to the Dukes of Lüneburg, of the House of Welf. Later the lion was depicted lying on the town gate, since the 19th century it has been depicted behind the gate. Notable people Christian Benbennek (born 1972), German football coach Klaas Dijkhoff (born 1981), Dutch legal scholar Philipp Eggersglüß (born 1995), German football player Maximilian C. Jehuda Ewert (born 1974), German composer and violinist Marcel Gebers (born 1986), German football player Lars Klingbeil (born 1978), German politician (SPD) Klaus Lage (born 1950), German singer Marleen Lohse (born 1984), German actor Dieter Möhrmann (born 1948), politician (SPD) Thomas Ostermeier (born 1968), German theatre director Friedemann Schulz von Thun (born 1944), German psychologist Marcus Wedau (born 1975), German football player August Wöhler (1819–1904), German railway engineer Herbert Kappler, German war criminal References External links North German Toy Museum, Soltau Heidmark Towns in Lower Saxony