Wirdum

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Wappen von Wirdum/Arms (crest) of Wirdum
WIRDUM

Country : Germany
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State : Niedersachsen
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District (Kreis) : Aurich
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(until 1977 Norden)


Samtgemeinde : Brookmerland
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Official blazon
German Gespalten von Rot und Gold; vorn ein goldbewehrter, goldgezungter silberner Löwe, hinten ein blauer Abtsstab mit abflatterndem blauem Velum.
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Origin/meaning

The lion is the arms of the famikly Beninga zu Grimersum, who originally came from the Beninghaburch in Wirdum (first mentioned in 1354). The crosier symbolises a monastery which was founded in 1255 just south of Wirdum.

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Literature: Leiner, K. : Panorama Norden. Norden, 1972.




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