Apensen

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APENSEN

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Stade
Samtgemeinde : Samtgemeinde Apensen

Official blazon

German	In rot ein silberner von links nach rechts weisender gepanzerter Arm, der ein aufrecht stehendes silbernes Schwert mit goldenem Griff hält.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ?

The arms are also used by the Samtgemeinde Apensen. The arms show an arm holding a sword. The image stands for the medieval court at Apensen, first mentioned in 1432 and abolished in 1852.

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Literature: Image from here