Menstede-Coldinne

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Wappen von Menstede-Coldinne/Arms (crest) of Menstede-Coldinne
MENSTEDE-COLDINNE

Country : Germany
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State : Niedersachsen
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District (Kreis) : Aurich
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(until 1977 Norden)


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Official blazon
German In Grün ein silberner Wolf vor einem schräglinks gestellten goldenen Abtstab, daran ein silbernes, golden gesäumtes Velum.
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Origin/meaning

The crosier symbolises the convent at Coldinne, which was founded in 1290 and abolished in 1562. The wolf indicates that the last wolf in Ostfriesland was killed in the area in the 19th century.

Literature: Leiner, K. : Panorama Norden. Norden, 1972.




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