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WIRDUM
State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Aurich (until 1976 Norden)
Samtgemeinde : Brookmerland
Official blazon
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Origin/meaning
The lion is the arms of the famikly Beninga zu Grimersum, who originally came from the Beninghaburch in Wirdum (first mentioned in 1354). The crosier symbolises a monastery which was founded in 1255 just south of Wirdum.
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Index of the site
Literature : Leiner, K. : Panorama Norden. Norden, 1972.