Canum

CANUM 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":53.42549999999999954525264911353588104248046875,"lon":7.1134000000000003893774191965349018573760986328125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms show a monogram of Goergius Apoprtanus, one of the North-German church reformers, who was a pastor in Canum for 32 years before his death in 1584. The eagle-wings are derived from the arms of the Allena family, who played a major role in the history of Canum.

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

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