Wolbeck

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WOLBECK

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Münster
Amt : Wolbeck
Incorporated into : 1975 Münster

Wappen von Wolbeck/Arms (crest) of Wolbeck
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1952.

Wolbeck was in Medieval times a town and the capital of a province of the State of Münster. The oldest seal of the town is known from 1310, but dates from the late 13th century. It already showed a tree with three birds. The tree is probably canting, the name is derived from Woldbeke, or Wood near a small river. The original seal showed the tree standing on a small mountain, which in the late 19th century was replaced by the wavy base, representing a river, thus making the arms more canting.

Why and when the third bird was removed is not known.

Wappen von Wolbeck/Coat of arms (crest) of Wolbeck

Seal from the 15th century
Wappen von Wolbeck/Coat of arms (crest) of Wolbeck

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925





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Literature: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Meijer, 1940.