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The arms show in the upper half the local baptizing vessel(‘Taufstein’) and in the lower half a fence on a hill. | The arms show in the upper half the local baptizing vessel(‘Taufstein’) and in the lower half a fence on a hill. | ||
The fence symbolizes the Germanic fortress, one of the largest in Northern Germany, that was erected in the area around the 3rd or 4<sup>th</sup> century AD. The first chapel or small church was erected in Dedenhausen in the late 13<sup>th</sup> century (it was first mentioned in 1301). The baptizing vessel dates from the early 14<sup>th</sup> century and during the centuries most citizens have been baptized in this vessel. | The fence symbolizes the Germanic fortress, one of the largest in Northern Germany, that was erected in the area around the 3rd or 4<sup>th</sup> century AD. The first chapel or small church was erected in Dedenhausen in the late 13<sup>th</sup> century (it was first mentioned in 1301). The baptizing vessel dates from the early 14<sup>th</sup> century and during the centuries most citizens have been baptized in this vessel. | ||