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OLDENBURG IN HOLSTEIN (OLD)

State : Schleswig-Holstein
Incorporated into : 1974 Ostholstein

Wappen von Oldenburg in Holstein (kreis)

Official blazon

(de)

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on February 11, 1947.

The fish and wheatears symbolise the agriculture and fishing in the district. The tower and the arms of the Counts of Schauenburg-Holstein are taken from the arms of the city of Oldenburg in Holstein.