Eickum

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EICKUM

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Herford
Amt : Amt Herford-Hiddenhausen
Incorporated into : 1969 Herford

Official blazon

(de)

Origin/meaning

The arms were designed 1939, but never officially granted.

The arms show the roof of a local farmhouse, with the typical cross and large pole, see also Klosterbauerschaft. The two oak branches are a canting symbol (Eiche is oak).