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'''MEERDORF'''
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Incorporated into : 1974 [[Wendeburg]]
Incorporated into : 1974 [[Wendeburg]]


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[[File:meerdorf.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====
{| class="wikitable"
|+Official blazon
|-
|'''German'''
| blazon wanted
|-
|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
|}


====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were officially adopted on March 22, 1982.
The arms were officially adopted on March 22, 1982.


The base shows canting waves (Meer means sea), whereas the wind-mill blades refer to the two historical windmills in the village, which were operational until 1854 and 1921. The local Mühlenberg (mill-hill) still refers to the windmills. The colours are those of the State and former district of Braunschweig to which the village historically belonged.  
The base shows canting waves (Meer means sea), whereas the wind-mill blades refer to the two historical windmills in the village, which were operational until 1854 and 1921. The local Mühlenberg (mill-hill) still refers to the windmills. The colours are those of the State and former district of Braunschweig to which the village historically belonged.  


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[[Literature]] : Rabbow, 2003  
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Rabbow, 2003  


[[Category:German Municipalities M]]
[[Category:German Municipalities M]]

Latest revision as of 10:13, 27 December 2023

MEERDORF

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Peine (until 1974 Braunschweig)
Incorporated into : 1974 Wendeburg

Wappen von Meerdorf/Arms (crest) of Meerdorf
Official blazon
German blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted on March 22, 1982.

The base shows canting waves (Meer means sea), whereas the wind-mill blades refer to the two historical windmills in the village, which were operational until 1854 and 1921. The local Mühlenberg (mill-hill) still refers to the windmills. The colours are those of the State and former district of Braunschweig to which the village historically belonged.





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