Cirkwehrum

CIRKWEHRUM Country: Germany State: Niedersachsen District (Kreis): Aurich (until 1977 Norden) Incorporated into: 1976 Hinte Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":53.43520000000000180762071977369487285614013671875,"lon":7.17229999999999989768184605054557323455810546875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In Blau aus einem silbernen Dreiberg wachsend ein goldener Adler.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show an eagle derived from the arms of the Allena family, who played a major role in the history of Cirkwehrum, coming from a hill as a canting symbol (Wehr=mound). Folkmar Allena owned a castle in Cirkwehrum, which was burned in 1379 and finally destroyed in 1436.

Heraldic Bibliography:Leiner, K.:Panorama Norden. Norden, 1972.

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