Selsingen

SELSINGEN

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Rotenburg (Wümme)
Additions : 1974 Granstedt, Haaßel, Lavenstedt, Parnewinkel
Samtgemeinde : Samtgemeinde Selsingen

Official blazon

German	In Silber eine gerade rote Spitze mit aufgelegten gekreuzten goldenen Vogtstab und Kampfschwert.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ?

The pile is taken from the arms of the medieval Ritter von Selsingen. The stick refers to the Selsingen Court, one of the largest in the State of Bremen. The sword refers to Heyenricus de Selsinge, who fought against the heathens in Livonia (present Latvia).

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Literature: https://www.selsingen.de