Sellenstedt
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SELLENSTEDT
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Hildesheim (until 1978 Alfeld)
Incorporated into : 1974 Adenstedt
Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on March 30, 1938.
The arms are based on the medieval seals of the local Von Sellenstide family, who used a rose as their symbol. The colours were chosen arbitrarily in 1938.
Literature : Barner, 1953