Achterwehr

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ACHTERWEHR

State : Schleswig-Holstein
District (Kreis) : Rendsburg-Eckernförde (until 1970 Rendsburg)
Amt : Amt Achterwehr

Official blazon

In Blau ein goldener Pfahl, begleitet rechts von einer gesenkten, links von einer erhöhten silbernen Wellenleiste; über der rechten und unter der linken Wellenleiste jeweils eine silberne Blüte mit drei spatelförmigen, spitz auslaufenden Blütenblättern.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 5, 1981.

The golden pale and the two wavy bars represent the -wehr aprt of the name, which means a dike or other construction, which blocks a river and which results in a different water level on both sides of the dike.

The flower is taken from the late medieval noble Schwabe family, the oldest known Lords of the village of Achterwehr. Th etype of flower and the colours of the original family arms are no longer known. The colours thus are those of Schleswig-Holstein.