Hechthausen
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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HECHTHAUSEN
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Cuxhaven
Additions : 1972 Bornberg, Kleinwörden, Klint, Laumühlen, Wisch
Samtgemeinde : Samtgemeinde Hemmoor
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The upper half shows a crowned and winged pike (Hecht), a canting symbol derived from the arms of the medieval Lords von Hechthausen. The lower half is derived from the arms of the Marschalck von Bachtenbrock family, whose estate comprised the whole municipality of Hechthausen.
Literature : Image and info obtained from the Hemmoor council