Minsener Seewief Statue

The Wangerland coat of arms is a mermaid, the Seewiefken (Frisian nickname from Seewief for Seeweib. The coat of arms figure is based on an old legend that was written in the 16th century. According to this, fishermen from Minsen, which is said to have been located on the island of Minsener Oog, a mermaid caught with a fish belly. She asked bitterly to release it. But they did not want it. At an opportune moment it fell into the water. The next day, a Sunday, all the miners were in church when a terrible storm broke out Just as the pastor had spoken his blessing, the waves rushed in and swallowed the country and the village. Of this, the saying has remained to this day: "Dat geiht ut as dat Bäen to Minsen!" In high German: "That goes out like praying to Minsen ".

The coat of arms approved by the President of the Lower Saxony administrative district of Oldenburg in 1952 for the municipality of Minsen was adopted as the municipal coat of arms by the new large municipality of Wangerland in 1972 as part of the Lower Saxony administrative and territorial reform.

The coat of arms shows a mermaid on a blue background, the Seewiefken (Frisian diminutive from Seewief for Seeweib). Her torso is bare and her blonde hair is braided in a braid. She holds up her right hand with a threatening index finger. The silver, scale-covered lower body ends as a caudal fin.

The heraldic figure is based on an old legend that was written down in the 16th century. Then fishermen from Minsen, which is said to have been located on the island of Minsener Oog, caught a mermaid with a fish abdomen. She was able to escape to the North Sea again and, in revenge, destroyed the village settlement with a storm surge. Historically, however, it is doubtful that an earlier Minsen was on an island. A bronze sculpture is dedicated to this story, which is set up in the district of Norderaltendeich near the dike. The sculptor and painter Karin Mennen from neighboring Horum created the larger than life figure of a mermaid in 1992.
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The Wangerland coat of arms is a mermaid, the Seewiefken (Frisian nickname from Seewief for Seeweib. The coat of arms figure is based on an old legend that was written down in the 16th century. ........... then the waves rushed in and devoured the country and the village.Of this, the saying has remained to this day: "Dat geiht ut as dat Bänen to Minsen!" In standard German:"It works out like praying to refine".