Ostereistedt

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OSTEREISTEDT

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Rotenburg (Wümme)
Additions : 1974 Rockstedt
Samtgemeinde : Samtgemeinde Selsingen

Official blazon
German	Im goldenen Grund durch einen grünen schräglinken Wellenbalken geteilt im oberen Feld einen schwarzen Raben und im linken unteren Feld drei kranzartig verbundene grüne Eichenblätter mit je einer Eichel.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ?

The wavy bend and the oak branch are canting elements; the bend refers to the Oste river, the oak branch to the old name of Ostereichstadt (oak-place near the Oste). The raven refers to the village of Rocstede (Rook-place).