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'''NESSE'''

State 	: [[Niedersachsen]]<br/>
District (Kreis) : [[Aurich (kreis)|Aurich]] (until 1977 [[Norden (kreis)|Norden]])<br/>
Additions : 1972 [[Nessmersiel]], [[Westdorf]]<br>
Incorporated into : 2001 [[Dornum]]

[[FIle:nesse.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
 
===Origin/meaning===
Nesse was historically a possession of the Attena family (see [[Dornum]]), whose arms bore a bear. The wheat-ear symbolises the agriculture. The spurs are taken from the arms of [[Norden]] to symbolise the ties to this city.


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Leiner, K. : Panorama Norden. Norden, 1972.

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[[Category:Niedersachsen]]
[[Category:Aurich]]
[[Category:Norden]]