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'''OSTERHOLZ (OHZ)''' | '''OSTERHOLZ (OHZ)''' | ||
State : [[Niedersachsen]] | State : [[Niedersachsen]] | ||
[[File:osterhol.kreis.jpg|center]] | [[File:osterhol.kreis.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on April 25, 1936. | The arms were granted on April 25, 1936. | ||
The district was originally ruled by the Bishops of Bremen, in 1648 it became a possession of the Swedish Kings and later it was part of the Kingdom of Hannover. The key in the lower part of the arms is taken from the arms of [[Bremen]]. The area used to be a marshland, which in the course of the centuries was drained and cultivated. The ship in the arms symbolises the peat ships that were used during the 19<sup>th</sup> century. | The district was originally ruled by the Bishops of Bremen, in 1648 it became a possession of the Swedish Kings and later it was part of the Kingdom of Hannover. The key in the lower part of the arms is taken from the arms of [[Bremen]]. The area used to be a marshland, which in the course of the centuries was drained and cultivated. The ship in the arms symbolises the peat ships that were used during the 19<sup>th</sup> century. | ||
[[Literature]] : Stadler | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
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[[Category:Kreiswappen]] | [[Category:Kreiswappen]] |
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