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'''WYK AUF FÖHR''' | '''WYK AUF FÖHR''' | ||
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Amt : [[Amt Föhr-Amrum]] | Amt : [[Amt Föhr-Amrum]] | ||
[[File:wyk.jpg|center]] | [[File:wyk.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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Über blauen Wellen in Rot ein goldener, havarierter Dreimaster des 17. Jahrhunderts ohne Segel und mit abgebrochenen Stengen, überhöht von einem goldenen, sechsstrahligen Stern. | |+Official blazon | ||
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| Über blauen Wellen in Rot ein goldener, havarierter Dreimaster des 17. Jahrhunderts ohne Segel und mit abgebrochenen Stengen, überhöht von einem goldenen, sechsstrahligen Stern. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on June 29, 1956. | The arms were officially granted on June 29, 1956. | ||
From the 17th to 19<sup>th</sup> century Wyk and the whole island of Föhr was dependent on trade with the Netherlands. Most men were working on Dutch owned ships for whalehunting. In 1704 Wyk became the right to own a harbour. The arms thus show a 17<sup>th</sup> century ship as a typical symbol for the town. The star is the Polar Star, symbol of the North, the way most ships went for whale hunting. | From the 17th to 19<sup>th</sup> century Wyk and the whole island of Föhr was dependent on trade with the Netherlands. Most men were working on Dutch owned ships for whalehunting. In 1704 Wyk became the right to own a harbour. The arms thus show a 17<sup>th</sup> century ship as a typical symbol for the town. The star is the Polar Star, symbol of the North, the way most ships went for whale hunting. | ||
The motto "Incertum quo fata ferunt" means "nobody knows where you will be leaded". | The (non official) motto "Incertum quo fata ferunt" means "nobody knows where you will be leaded". | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:wyk.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:wyk.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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[[Literature]] : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s | {{de}} | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s | |||
[[Category:German Municipalities W]] | [[Category:German Municipalities W]] | ||