Woquard

WOQUARD Country : Germany State : Niedersachsen District (Kreis) : Aurich (until 1976 Norden) Incorporated into: 1972 Krummhörn 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":53.43079999999999785131876706145703792572021484375,"lon":7.083899999999999863575794734060764312744140625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

Woquard historically was part of Pewsum, the lion and stars are derived from the arms of Pewsum. The hills symbolise the mounds in the village, and is a canting symbol (ward = mound). The wheel symbolises the structure of the village, houses built in a circle around the church.

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Literature: Leiner, K. : Panorama Norden. Norden, 1972.