Westerbur

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Official blazon

German	In Blau ein erniedrigter grüner Balken, daraus wachsend eine schwarze Bockwindmühle mit silbernen Flügeln; über einem erniedrigten blauen Wellenschildfuß wachsend ein goldenes Gewölbesiel mit einem Spalt breit geöffneten Fluttoren, den grünen Balken überdeckend.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Westerbur was never a separate municipality and the arms are not officially granted.

The arms show the local situation, a windmill on a dike above a lock. The mill was built in 1872 to drain the water from the polder behind the dike through a lock.

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