Nesse
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NESSE
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Aurich (until 1976 Norden)
Additions : 19?? Nessmersiel
Incorporated into : 2001 Dornum
Origin/meaning:
Nesse was historically a possession of the Attena family (see Dornum), whose arms bore a bear. The wheat-ear symbolises the agriculture. The spurs are taken from the arms of Norden to symbolise the ties to this city.
Literature : Leiner, K. : Panorama Norden. Norden, 1972.