Krummendeich

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KRUMMENDEICH

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Stade
Samtgemeinde : Samtgemeinde Nordkehdingen

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms show a curved dike, making it a canting symbol, and in the base a typical type of spade used in the caly soils of the region and traditionally also used to built the dikes.

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