Boke (Delbrück)
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BOKE
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Paderborn (until 1975 Büren)
Amt : Amt Salzkotten-Boke (until 1975)
Incorporated into : 1975 Delbrück
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on June 8, 1936.
The arms are based on the arms of the Lords of Hördem who lived in the local castle from 1476 until the 17th century. The beech leaf is an addition to the family arms and is a canting symbol (Boke=Buche=beech).
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Literature : Meijer, 1940