Carolinensiel
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CAROLINENSIEL
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Wittmund
Incorporated into : 1968 Harlesiel (1972 Wittmund)
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms show the local sea-lock (Siel), founded in 1730 by Princess Sophie Caroline, wife of Georg Albrecht of Ostfriesland.
Literature : Scan from postcard