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'''OVELGÖNNE'''
*[[File:ovelgonneb.jpg|60 px]][[Ovelgönne (Buxtehude)]], a former municipality, now part of Buxtehude, Germany
 
*[[File:ovelgonne.jpg|60 px]][[Ovelgönne (Wesermarsch)]], a municipality in the Wesermarsch district, Germany
State : [[Niedersachsen]]<br/>
District (Kreis) : [[Wesermarsch]]<br/>
Additions : 1972 [[Oldenbrok]]
 
[[File:ovelgonne.jpg|center]]
 
====Official blazon====
 
====Origin/meaning====
The arms are based on the old seal of Ovelgönne, that showed a castle and the trefoils of Oldenbrok. The castle is the local Ovelgönne castle, the trefoils also symbolise the agricultural character of the municipality. The castle was built in 1514 by the counts of Oldenburg who also had their main residence here for a short period. The castle was destroyed in 1677.
 
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[[Literature]] : Image and information form http://www.ovelgoenne.de
 
[[Category:German Municipalities O]]
[[Category:Niedersachsen]]
[[Category:Wesermarsch]]

Revision as of 11:48, 28 December 2014

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