Eickum
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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EICKUM
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Herford
Amt : Amt Herford-Hiddenhausen
Incorporated into : 1969 Herford
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were designed 1939, but never officially granted.
The arms show the roof of a local farmhouse, with the typical cross and large pole, see also Klosterbauerschaft. The two oak branches are a canting symbol (Eiche is oak).
Literature : Meyer, 1940.