Armstedt

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ARMSTEDT

State : Schleswig-Holstein
District (Kreis) : Segeberg
Amt : Amt Bad Bramstedt-Land

Official blazon
German	In Rot mit silbern geflammtem Schildhaupt ein erhöhter silberner Sparren, dessen Schenkel ei- nen auf einem goldenen Ast sitzenden goldenen Wiedehopf einschließen.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 10, 1986.

The chevron is a canting element, symbolising a bend arm, even though the name has nothing to do with a human arm. The hoopoe was a common bird in the region until the marshes were drained for agricultural land.

The flames are a symbol for the many threats to which the villagers were exposed during the centuries (fire, floods...).