Wehldorf

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WEHLDORF

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Cuxhaven (until 1977 Wesermünde)
Incorporated into : 1978 Beverstedt

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms show six firesteels and a wavy bar. The bar represents the (former) Wedel river after which the village was named (Wedeldorp). The firesteels symbolise the 6 farms in the village around 1500 when the village was first mentioned.