Hollingstedt (Dithmarschen)
Hollingstedt is a municipality in the north of the circle Dithmar in Schleswig -Holstein. Hollingstedter mill and district are in the municipal area.
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
Geography
Geographical Location
It lies at the Geestrand the Eider - Treene lowlands through the village runs the country road 150, which runs from Delve to Heide.
History
The name " Hollingstedt " ( the spelling has changed over the centuries repeatedly) means something like 'place at the grove, "which formerly much more extensive Bauernwald is west of the village meant. Forest was formerly in Dithmar a rarity, so that the name " place on wood " was unmistakable.
Policy
Since the local elections of 2013, the voters Community WGH has all nine seats in the municipal council.
Coat of arms
Blazon: "In gold with a narrow blue wave bar a black spade between two green leafy oak branches placed crosswise. "
For the creation of the coat of arms was several hundred years old seal of the former " peasantry Hollingstette " was used as a basis. The blue bar in the upper third wave symbolizes the location of the village near the Eider and the Wallener Au. The golden color of the emblem stands for agriculture as original livelihood of the village. The green oak branches represent the Hollingstedter wood dar. This former commercial forest is unique to the area in the northern Dithmar. The spade in the middle coat of arms is an indication of the second vernacular terrain: The Moor. This was managed by peat extraction until about the middle of the 20 th century. Since this largely geschahr hand, was the usual tool of spades.
Economy and infrastructure
From 1905 to 1937, the town had a railway connection with the circular path Norderdithmarschen.