Nordkehdingen Comprehensive Municipality (Germany)
Shield Gules, issuant from base a dwelling mound Vert, crowned by a linden tree Argent with 15 leaves and six branches.
Meaning:
Oederquart developed from the settlement Oderekekwort, which was located on a dwelling mound. The branches are representing its six hamlets and the leaves its 15 settlement cores.
Source: leaflet of SG Nordkehdingen
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 July 2017
It is a white over green horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2009
Wischhafen Coat of Arms
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Shield Argent, issuant from base a mount Vert charged with a bar wavy Argent, in chief three wolf traps Sable.
Meaning:
The green hill is representing the former settlement of Altendorf. The bar wavy is representing the kin of von Drewes, that had died out. Finally the wolf traps are representing the former settlement of Wolfsbruch, where the last wolves in Kehdingen had been caught.
Source: �2(1) of Hauptsatzung of Wischhafen Municipality , version 26 February 2007
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2009
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