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'''OSTFRIESLAND''' | |||
[[File:ostfriesland.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Ostfriesland is an area in the North-Western part of Germany, between the Dutch border and Bremen. It never really was an independent state, but the Counts of Ostfriesland were quite powerful in the region. | Ostfriesland is an area in the North-Western part of Germany, between the Dutch border and Bremen. It never really was an independent state, but the Counts of Ostfriesland were quite powerful in the region. | ||
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The fifth quarter shows the arms of the Attena family (see [[Dornum]]) and the 6th quarter shows the arms of Hero Omkes of the Attena dynastie, who ruled over the city of [[Wittmund]] | The fifth quarter shows the arms of the Attena family (see [[Dornum]]) and the 6th quarter shows the arms of Hero Omkes of the Attena dynastie, who ruled over the city of [[Wittmund]] | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:Ostfrieslandvr.jpg|alt=Wappen von Ostfriesland/Arms (crest) of Ostfriesland|The arms in a 16th century manuscript | |||
File:Ostfriesland.hes.jpg|alt=Wappen von Ostfriesland/Arms (crest) of Ostfriesland|The arms in the [[Wapen- en Vlaggenboek Hesman|Wapen- en Vlaggenboek]] van Gerrit Hesman (1708) | |||
File:Ostfriesland.trade.jpg|alt=Wappen von Ostfriesland/Arms (crest) of Ostfriesland|The arms on a trade stamp | |||
File:Ostfriesland1.pcde.jpg|alt=Wappen von Ostfriesland/Arms (crest) of Ostfriesland|The arms on a postcard | |||
File:Ostfriesland2.pcde.jpg|alt=Wappen von Ostfriesland/Arms (crest) of Ostfriesland|The arms on a postcard | |||
File:Ostfriesland4.depc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Ostfriesland/Arms (crest) of Ostfriesland|The arms on a postcard | |||
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[[Literature]] : Kleine Ostfriesische Wappenkunde and Ostfriesland, Zeitung für Kultur, Wirtschaft und Verkehr, 1955/1, p 33. | [[Literature]] : Kleine Ostfriesische Wappenkunde and Ostfriesland, Zeitung für Kultur, Wirtschaft und Verkehr, 1955/1, p 33. | ||
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