Oersberg

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OERSBERG

State : Schleswig-Holstein
District (Kreis) : Schleswig-Flensburg
Amt : Amt Kappeln-Land

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Official blazon

Erhöht geteilt von Gold und Grün durch einen abgeflachten grünen Dreiberg. Oben drei grüne Laubblätter, unten ein aufgeschlagenes goldenes Buch überdeckt mit einer goldenen Ähre.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 6, 2001.

The division line symbolises the green hills in the municipality. The lower half shows a book with a wheat-ear and symbolises the former agricultural school in the village, which was one of th eoldest in Schleswig. The three (undefined) leaves symbolise the three villages in the municipality; Arrild, Oersberg and Toestrup. The green colour symbolises nature, the gold the flowering rapeseed fields.

Literature : Kommunale Wappenrolle Schleswig-Holstein