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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
German Civic Heraldry

WEENER

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Leer (until 1934 Weener)
Additions : 1973 Beschotenweg, Diele, Holthusen, Kirchborgum, St. Georgiwold, Stapelmoor, Vellage, Weenermoor

Origin/meaning:
The arms show the legendary Phoenix rising from the fire. The first known seal of the town dates from the early 19th century and shows in a quartered shield the Phoenix in the second and third quarter. The first and fourth quarter showed the lion of the Kingdom Holland, to which the village belonged at the time (the French vassal state). In the middle of the 19th century the lion was removed, but the colours were not officially determined until 1932 after the granting of the city rank in 1929.
The origin or meaning of the Phoenix is not known, although it has been postulated that it symbolises the destruction and rebuilding of the town during the 30-years war.

In the Kaffee Hag albums of the early 20th century the arms were shown in slightly different composition:


Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. ; Kaffee Hag picture albums, 1920s.


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