Garstedt (Norderstedt)

GARSTEDT

State : Schleswig-Holstein
District (Kreis) : Segeberg (until 1971 Pinneberg)
Incorporated into : 1970 Norderstedt

Official blazon

German	In Silber eine grüne ausgerissene Eiche, in deren Krone der rote holsteinische Schild mit dem silbernen Nesselblatt steht.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on March 12, 1949.

The arm show as the main symbol the large oak-of-freedom in the town. This was an actual symbol, just after the second world war. The small shield is the arms of the counts of Holstein as the area is part of Holstein since 1640.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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