Wolbeck

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WOLBECK

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Münster
Amt : Wolbeck
Incorporated into : 1975 Münster

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1952.

Wolbeck was in Medieval times a town and the capital of a province of the State of Münster. The oldest seal of the town is known from 1310, but dates from the late 13^th century. It already showed a tree with three birds. The tree is probably canting, the name is derived from Woldbeke, or Wood near a small river. The original seal showed the tree standing on a small mountain, which in the late 19^th century was replaced by the wavy base, representing a river, thus making the arms more canting.

Why and when the third bird was removed is not known.

The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.