Bexhövede
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BEXHÖVEDE
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Cuxhaven (until 1977 Wesermünde)
Incorporated into : 1974 Loxstedt
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The chief shows a wavy bar, canting for the first part of the name, Bek, or stream. The lower half is derived from the arms of the medieval Lords of Buxhoeveden, who had their estate in the village.
Literature : Wappen des Landkreises Wesermünde, 1973; http://www.bexhoeve.de