Amt Stapelholm

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AMT STAPELHOLM

State : Schleswig-Holstein
District (Kreis) : Schleswig-Flensburg (until 1974 Schleswig)
Incorporated into : 2008 Amt Kropp-Stapelholm

Wappen von Amt Stapelholm/Arms (crest) of Amt Stapelholm
Official blazon
German

Von Gold und Blau geteilt, darauf ein aufrechter, kurzer, oben und unten mit einem Knauf abschließender, in der Mitte sich verdickender Stab in verwechselten Farben.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 3, 1992.

The arms show a typipcal stick. The origin or meaning of the stick is not known. It has been stated that it is an old stick used by the local judges. It is taken from the arms of the seal of the former Landscape (Landschaft) Stapelhorn. It is also the main symbol in the arms of the municipality of Süderstapel. The colours in the arms are the colours of Schleswig, indicating the fact that the Amt is part of Schleswig.

The following municipalities belonged to the Amt:


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Literature: Reissmann, M. : Die Wappen der Kreise, Ämter, Städte und Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein. Landesarchiv Schleswig-Holstein, Husum, 1997.