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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. | |||
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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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[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
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| 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