Bramstedt

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BRAMSTEDT

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Cuxhaven (until 1977 Wesermünde)
Additions: 1974 Finna, Finnaerdorf, Harrendorf, Lohe, Wittstedt
Samtgemeinde : 1970-2014 Samtgemeinde Hagen
Incorporated into: 2014 Hagen im Bremischen

Wappen von Bramstedt/Arms (crest) of Bramstedt
Official blazon
German

Geteilt, oben in Blau drei silberne Rüdenköpfe mit goldener Zunge und goldenen, beringten Halsbändern, unten in Gold eine blaue Jakobsmuschel.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show a scallop, the symbol of St. James, the local patron saint. The chief shows three dog heads, taken from the arms of the medieval Von Bramstadt family.





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Literature: Wappen des Landkreises Wesermünde, 1973