Ochtersum
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OCHTERSUM
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Hildesheim
Incorporated into : 1974 Hildesheim
Origin/meaning :
The arms show the local church, which was built in the 1850s and consecrated in 1858. The base shows four linden leaves, symbolising the four very old linden trees in the village.
Literature : Söding, 1966