Bollingstedt

BOLLINGSTEDT

State : Schleswig-Holstein
District (Kreis) : Schleswig-Flensburg
Amt : Amt Arensharde (until 2007 Amt Silberstedt)
Additions : 1967 Gammellund

Official blazon

German	Gesenkt geteilt von Gold und Blau. Oben drei aufrechte grüne Eichenblätter nebeneinander, das mittlere mit zwei Eicheln, unten an der Teilung ein unterhalbes, achtspeichiges silbernes Mühlrad.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 6, 1984.

The lower half shows a water-mill wheel, a symbol for the historical water-mill in the Bollingstedter Au. Next to the mill was a pond, which was also part of the local castle. The oldest known owners of the castle and mill was the Porsfeld family, who also used a water-mill wheel in their arms. The three oak leaves and acorns symbolise the second village in the municipality, Gammellund, which in Dainsh means old-forest. As the forests in the area mainly consists of oak trees, the leaves were chosen as a symbol for the village. The colours are those of the disctrict Schleswig-Flensburg.

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Literature: Reissmann, 1997