Schleswig (kreis)

SCHLESWIG (SL)

State : Schleswig-Holstein
Incorporated into : 1974 Schleswig-Flensburg

Wappen von Schleswig (kreis)/Arms (crest) of Schleswig (kreis)

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 12, 1930.

The arms show the geographical situation of the district, with the stormy North Sea and the calm Baltic Sea, with rich agricultural land in between. The seagull symbolises the many birds in the district.

Wappen von Schleswig (kreis)/Coat of arms (crest) of Schleswig (kreis)

The arms on an cover

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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