Everswinkel
EVERSWINKEL
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Warendorf
Additions : 1975 Alverskirchen
German |
Im geteilten Schild oben in Rot die Vorderansicht einer silbernen (weißen) Kirche mit schwarzgedecktem Turm, unten in Silber (Weiß) einen rechtsgewandten schwarzen Eber unter einem schwarzen Sparren. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on March 15, 1962.
The upper half shows the front of the local church. The lower half is canting, showing a boar (Eber) and a chevron (from Winkel=hook, corner). The chevron is taken from the arms of the Lords von den Berge, the oldest known inhabitants of the local Borg castle.
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Literature: Image from Kirche+Leben, May 14, 1989, background from http://www.kreis-warendorf.de