Sande (Friesland)

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SANDE

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Friesland
Additions : 1972 Gödens

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1950.

The right half of the arms shows the tower of Marienhausen in the municipality, built in the 16^th century. The lion is taken from the arms of the Lords of Jever. In the 16^th century Lady Maria von Jever had the church built and she also ordered a large area to be reclaimed from the sea as a polder. The waves symbolise the North Sea.

Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.