Carolinensiel

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CAROLINENSIEL

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Wittmund
Incorporated into : 1968 Harlesiel (1972 Wittmund)

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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