Neuenkirchen (Steinfurt)
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NEUENKIRCHEN
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Steinfurt
Official blazon
Von Rot und Gold im Wellenschnitt schräggeteilter Schild, oben mit drei aufrechten gebündelten goldenen Ähren, unten mit einem schräggestellten roten Weberschiffchen belegt.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on July 17, 1939.
The wavy division line symbolises the Max-Clemens channel in the municipality, dug in 1729. The shuttle symbolises the textile industry, the three wheatears the agriculture. The colours are those of the former County Steinfurt.
Literature : Meijer, 1940