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'''OSTFRIESLAND''' | |||
[[File:ostfriesland.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
===Official blazon=== | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Ostfriesland is an area in the North-Western part of Germany, between the Dutch border and Bremen. It never really was an independent state, but the Counts of Ostfriesland were quite powerful in the region. | Ostfriesland is an area in the North-Western part of Germany, between the Dutch border and Bremen. It never really was an independent state, but the Counts of Ostfriesland were quite powerful in the region. | ||
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The fifth quarter shows the arms of the Attena family (see [[Dornum]]) and the 6th quarter shows the arms of Hero Omkes of the Attena dynastie, who ruled over the city of [[Wittmund]] | The fifth quarter shows the arms of the Attena family (see [[Dornum]]) and the 6th quarter shows the arms of Hero Omkes of the Attena dynastie, who ruled over the city of [[Wittmund]] | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Ostfriesland.trade.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a trade stamp | |||
|align="center"|[[File:Ostfriesland1.pcde.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a postcard | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:Ostfriesland2.pcde.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a postcard | |||
|align="center"|[[File:Ostfriesland4.depc.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a postcard | |||
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[[Literature]] : Kleine Ostfriesische Wappenkunde and Ostfriesland, Zeitung für Kultur, Wirtschaft und Verkehr, 1955/1, p 33. | [[Literature]] : Kleine Ostfriesische Wappenkunde and Ostfriesland, Zeitung für Kultur, Wirtschaft und Verkehr, 1955/1, p 33. | ||
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