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'''WINKEL'''
'''WINKEL'''


State : [[Niedersachsen]]<br/>
State : [[Niedersachsen]]<br/>
District (Kreis) : [[Gifhorn (kreis)|Gifhorn]]<br/>
District (Kreis) : [[Gifhorn (kreis)|Gifhorn]]<br/>
Samtgemeinde : until 1974 [[Samtgemeinde Leiferde]]<br>
Incorporated into : 1974 [[Gifhorn]]
Incorporated into : 1974 [[Gifhorn]]


[[File:winkelg.jpg|center]]
[[File:winkelg.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


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===Origin/meaning===
The arms were officially granted on November 14, 1967.


====Origin/meaning====
The point is a canting element, Winkel means corner. The fox head is a symbol for the very quiet village, surrounded by wood (green colour). This is based on the former phrase describing a desolated village : Dort, wo die Fuchse einander gute Nacht sagen (there, where the foxes wish each other good night).
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[[Literature]] : Rabbow, 1977
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Rabbow, 1977


[[Category:German Municipalities W]]
[[Category:German Municipalities W]]
[[Category:Niedersachsen]]
[[Category:Niedersachsen]]
[[Category:Gifhorn]]
[[Category:Gifhorn]]
[[Category:Granted 1967]]

Latest revision as of 12:55, 29 January 2024

WINKEL

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Gifhorn
Samtgemeinde : until 1974 Samtgemeinde Leiferde
Incorporated into : 1974 Gifhorn

Wappen von Winkel (Gifhorn)/Arms (crest) of Winkel (Gifhorn)
Official blazon
German blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 14, 1967.

The point is a canting element, Winkel means corner. The fox head is a symbol for the very quiet village, surrounded by wood (green colour). This is based on the former phrase describing a desolated village : Dort, wo die Fuchse einander gute Nacht sagen (there, where the foxes wish each other good night).





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Literature: Rabbow, 1977