Wilstedt

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WILSTEDT

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Rotenburg (Wümme)
Samtgemeinde : Samtgemeinde Tarmstedt

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ?

The arms show the cross of the State of Verden, to which the area historically belonged. The bishop refers to St. Ansgar, Archbishop of Bremen (801–865), as the village was first mentioned in a document under the reign of Archbishop Ansgar.

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