Tornesch

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TORNESCH

State : Schleswig-Holstein
District (Kreis) : Pinneberg

Official blazon
German	In Blau ein freistehender goldener Zinnenturm aus Ziegeln mit offenem Tor, beiderseits begleitet von je einem goldenen Eschenblatt.
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The arms were granted on September 3, 1965.

The arms are canting, Torn means tower in the local dialect, and Esch means ash, hence the arms show a tower and some ash leaves.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Reissmann, 1997.

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