Ammerland county (Germany)

Landkreis Ammerland, Lower Saxony

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Flag adopted 1 Apr1981

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Ammerland county

Ammerland county CoA

Origin/meaning:
The old arms (left) were granted on 27 March 1952.
The arms show in the upper part the arms of the State of Oldenburg, to which the district belonged. The acorn symbolises the large forests in the district. The fourth quarter shows the oldest arms of the counts of Oldenburg, which were changed in 1200 by Moritz von Oldenburg into the straight bars as can be seen in the first quarter.
The new arms were granted on 3 July 1978.
The cross in the second quarter was replaced by an anchor-cross, the more correct historical cross for the area around Spohle and Conneforde.
Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Linder and Olzog, 1996.
Source: Ralf Hartemink.