Alt Duvenstedt

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ALT DUVENSTEDT

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

Official blazon

(de) In Grün ein gesenkter silberner Wellenbalken, begleitet oben von einem goldenen Mühlrad, unten von den oberen Hälften von drei goldenen Rohrkolben.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 27, 1988.

The watermill wheel and the wavy bar refer to the former watermill in the village, as well as for the Mühlbach brook. The green colour refers to the agricultural character of the village as well as nature. The three reeds in the base refer to the Duvenstedter Moor natural reserve.