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'''OSTEEL'''

State : [[Niedersachsen]]<br/>
District (Kreis) : [[Aurich (kreis)|Aurich]] (until 1976 [[Norden (kreis)|Norden]])<br>
Samtgemeinde : [[Brookmerland]]

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====Official blazon====

====Origin/meaning====
The hammer and the crown are taken from the arms of David Fabricius an 17<sup>th</sup> century astronomer, who served as a vicar in Osteel. He is the discoverer of the solar spots. The trefoils symbolise the agriculture.


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[[Literature]] : Leiner, K. : Panorama Norden. Norden, 1972.

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