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The arms are canting, the name means old-lock, hence the lock-doors. The whale, harpoons and compass refer to the former importance of whaling. | The arms are canting, the name means old-lock, hence the lock-doors. The whale, harpoons and compass refer to the former importance of whaling. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Netherlands (Heraldische literatuur - Nederland)|Literatuur]] : | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Netherlands (Heraldische literatuur - Nederland)|'''Literatuur''']]: | ||
[[Category:Nederlands Dorpswapen]] | [[Category:Nederlands Dorpswapen]] | ||
[[Category:Noord Holland]] | [[Category:Noord Holland]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:45, 26 December 2022
OUDESLUIS
Provincie : Noord Holland
Gemeente : Schagen (tot 2013 Zijpe)
Het volgende dorpswapen is bekend:
Oorsprong/verklaring
De sluis is een sprekend element (de sluis dateert uit 1562), de walvis, kompasroos en de harpoenen slaan op de vroeger hier zo belangrijke walvisvaart.
(en) The arms are canting, the name means old-lock, hence the lock-doors. The whale, harpoons and compass refer to the former importance of whaling.