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Beverstedt Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Beverstedt, Kreis Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony

Last modified: 2015-12-17 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Beverstedt-Osterndorf flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 7 Apr 2007
approved 19 Nov 1968
flag of Osterndorf Borough

  • Introduction of Beverstedt
  • Borough of Osterndorf
    • See also:

    Introduction of Beverstedt

    Beverstedt literally means beaver town. The location was first mentioned in 1228 and gained the rank of a market town (Flecken) in 1661 and had been the seat of a subcounty (Amt) including 40 municipalities. It was a dominion of the Archbishops of Bremen since the 11th century and since 1648 a possession of Sweden, Brunswick-Lüneburg, Denmark, France, Hannover and finally since 1866 of Prussia.
    On 1 Februar 1971 the municipalities of Osterndorf and Wehldorf, on 1 March 1974 the municipalities of Wellen and Wollingst were incorporated.
    On 1 November 2011 the municipalities of Appeln, Bokel, Frelsdorf, Heerstedt, Hollen, Kirchwistedt, Lunestedt and Stubben merged with the market town and formed the new municipality of Beverstedt. These entities had been part of the comprehensive municipality of Beverstedt from 1974(?) until 2011.
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Dec 2011

    Borough of Osterndorf

    The flag's ratio is 3:5. The flag is horizontally divided blue - white -blue with ratio 1:4:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the white stripe. Ostendorf is now part of the municipality of Beverstedt. It was incorporated on 1 February 1971. The flag and arms were approved on 19 November 1968 abolished on 1 February 1971.
    Source: State Archive Hannover.
    Klaus-Michael Schneider and Jörg Majewski, 7 Apr 2007

    Osterndorf Banner

    [Beverstedt-Osterndorf banner] 8:3 image by Jörg Majewski, 7 Apr 2007

    The flag is vertically divided blue - white - blue with ratio 1:4:1. The coat of arms is in the white stripe shifted to the top.
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2015

    Osterndorf Coat of Arms

    [Osterndorf CoA] image by Jörg Majewski, 7 Dec 2007

    The shield is divided per fess, above a golden radiant sun in a blue field, below a red housemark in silver field.
    Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2015

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