Wahlstedt

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WAHLSTEDT

State : Schleswig-Holstein
District (Kreis) : Segeberg

Official blazon
German	Von Silber und Rot schräglinks geteilt, darauf in vertauschten Farben ein schrägrechts gestellter, bewurzelter Eichenstumpf mit vier Zweigen.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 19, 1956.

The division of the shield symbolises the two villages Gross- and Kleinwahlstede, which were joined to form the present municipality. The oak is a very typical tree for the region. The tree has 12 roots, one for each of the oldest farms and families in the area.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.