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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Niedersachsen]][[File:Niedersachsen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Aurich (kreis)|Aurich]][[File:Aurich2.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(until 1977 [[Norden (kreis)|Norden]])<br><br><br> | |||
'''Samtgemeinde''' : [[Brookmerland]][[File:brookmer.amt.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
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| Gespalten von Rot und Gold; vorn ein goldbewehrter, goldgezungter silberner Löwe, hinten ein blauer Abtsstab mit abflatterndem blauem Velum. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===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. | 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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File:Wirdumg.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wirdum/Arms (crest) of Wirdum|The arms in the town<br>(Image by F. Velde, 2022) | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Leiner, K. : Panorama Norden. Norden, 1972. | |||
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Country : Germany  State : Niedersachsen  District (Kreis) : Aurich  (until 1977 Norden) Samtgemeinde : Brookmerland  |
| German | Gespalten von Rot und Gold; vorn ein goldbewehrter, goldgezungter silberner Löwe, hinten ein blauer Abtsstab mit abflatterndem blauem Velum. |
| English | blazon wanted |
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.
Image gallery
The arms in the town
(Image by F. Velde, 2022)
Literature: Leiner, K. : Panorama Norden. Norden, 1972.
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