Südtondern

KREIS SÜDTONDERN (NIB) Südtondern District Country : Germany State : Schleswig-Holstein Incorporated into: 1970 Nordfriesland Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":54.796650900000003048262442462146282196044921875,"lon":8.885094783314496424964090692810714244842529296875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In Rot über blau-silbernen Wellen im Schildfuß ein goldener Leuchtturm, von dessen Fenstern nach beiden Seiten je ein silbernes Strahlenbündel ausgeht.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on July 20, 1949.

The district encompasses a coastal area and several island. The lighthouse is thus a common symbol and important for the safety of the people in the district. The base symbolises the North Sea.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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