approved, Bureaucrats, Interface administrators, Members who can see the literature depository, Administrators, uploader
4,299,778
edits
Norf: Difference between revisions
m
Text replacement - "{{media}}" to " {{de1}} {{media1}}"
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "/Arms of " to "/Arms (crest) of ") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "{{media}}" to " {{de1}} {{media1}}") |
||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
The arms show a St. Andrew's cross, as St. Andrew is the local patron saint. The lower half shows the tower from the Vellbrüggen estate/castle, dating from the 13th century and the oldest building in the village. In 1585 the whole village population took refuge in the tower against plundering soldiers. The whole village, except the tower, was destroyed at the time. | The arms show a St. Andrew's cross, as St. Andrew is the local patron saint. The lower half shows the tower from the Vellbrüggen estate/castle, dating from the 13th century and the oldest building in the village. In 1585 the whole village population took refuge in the tower against plundering soldiers. The whole village, except the tower, was destroyed at the time. | ||
{{ | |||
{{de1}} | |||
{{media1}} | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Information from [http://www.ne.shuttle.de/ne/andreas/sc015.htm here] | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Information from [http://www.ne.shuttle.de/ne/andreas/sc015.htm here] | ||