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The vlek (townlet) Âldeboarn: Coat of Arms: In red a yellow turned couped
pig's head, left and right in shield-top a clover-leave; on the bottom
two sickles with in between a cloverleave, all in gold. On top of
the shield a golden crown of three leaves and two pearls; in the bandlet
three lozengy and two oval green gems (vlekke-kroon). The Coat of Arms is
in the church-tower of Âldeboarn and on the silver communion-chalice
of the Great Church.
(note: Âldeboarnsters are known as "toermjitters" (tower-measurers
- they wanted to build a longer church-spire than the one in Tzum. They
went to Tzum, measured the spire, but before they got home a clever Tzummer
cut a piece from the measuring string, so Tzum retained the longest (village)
church spire in Fryslân)
Flag: two vertical stripes of red and yellow proportioned 2:1; in the
red stripe yellow couped pig's head.
Source: Genealogysk Jierboekje 1986.
<I found no explanation of the "bargekop"- pig's head>
Jarig Bakker, 19 Aug 2003
I have a theory that might explain the pig's head on the coat of arms:
Another name for a pig is a "boar". Could the Boorn river, (which
is near the town Aldeboarn), be named that way because
of the historical presence/significance of wild or domesticated boars?
If the boar was a significant animal in the area, they
might have named the river after the boar, and hence the animal appears
on the coat of arms / flag as well. This explanation
would tie together the names of the river "Boorn", the town "Aldeboarn",
and the municipality of "Boarnsterhim"
to the presence of the boar's head on the coat of arms.
Richard Boonstra, 21 Sep 2004
Our nickname is not toermjitters, but Tuorkemjitters, it means the same
though.
And the village with the highest church tower or spire wasn't Arum
but Tzum (Frisian: Tsjom)! (rectified, ed.)
I also have a link to our website
for you if you like, it is completely in Dutch though.
Anne vd Wal, 9 Aug 2004