Garstedt (Norderstedt)
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GARSTEDT
State : Schleswig-Holstein
District (Kreis) : Segeberg (until 1971 Pinneberg)
Incorporated into : 1970 Norderstedt
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1949 and show as the main symbol the large oak-of-freedom in the town. This was an actual symbol, just after the second world war. The small shield is the arms of the counts of Holstein as the area is part of Holstein since 1640.
Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.