Tangstedt (Pinneberg)

TANGSTEDT

State : Schleswig-Holstein
District (Kreis) : Pinneberg
Amt : Amt Pinnau

Official blazon
German	Im Wellenschnitt schräglinks geteilt. Oben in Silber eine linksgewendete, schräglinksgestellte blaue Zange, unten in Rot ein silberner Mühlstein, daneben ein aufgerichteter silberner Wolf.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on August 10, 1992.

The upper part of the arms is canting, Zange or Tang (pliers). The lower part is canting for the village Wulfsmühle, or wolf's mill. In the village was the largest mill in the area.

Literature: Kommunale Wappenrolle Schleswig-Holstein

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