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Teylingen (Other spellings: Teilingen, Teijlingen, all pronounced the
same) is a name dating from the 10th century, and refers to a small ridge
of dunes west of Teylingen (tail). Teijlingen was the castle of the Teijlingen
family, which became extinct in 1283; it then became a possession of the
Counts of Holland.
Source: Nederlandse Plaatsnamen: herkomst en historie, by van Berkel
en Samplonius.
According to van der Aa, Aardrijkskundig Woordenboek der Nederlanden,
1848, Willem van Teilingen took part in the revolt against Count Floris
V of Holland; he was taken prisoner in 1296, and his castle was confiscated,
and awarded to the Count's Forester ('s Graven Houtvester).
In the 17th century the Forester got a new home; the old castle was
used as a prison for poachers.
The most famous Forester was Countess of Holland Jacoba van Beieren
in her capacity of "Houtvesteres", who died here in 1436. Among
the ruins several "jakobakannetjes" (Jacoba's jugs) were found here.
The municipal arms of Teylingen were the arms of the Teijlingen family.
The label signifies that the van Teylingens were a younger family. It
lived in "Nieuw-Teylingen"; "Oud-Teylingen" was the castle of Lokhorst
or Marneburg in Warmond (this Lokhorst not to be confused with the Lokhorst-castle
in the city of Leiden).
Jarig Bakker, 17 Jan 2008
Recently it adopted no less than three flags, all consisting of cloth
with the municipal logo.
Jarig Bakker, 17 Jan 2008
Image after article on this
webpage, reported by Stefan Lambregts, 31 Jan 2008. Blazoning: or a
lion passant gules armed azure charged with a label azure. The Coat of Arms was
discussed by the municipal council on 17 January 2008, where objections
were raised against the color of the label, which was argent (=white) on
the original arms of the van Teijlingen family. According to the majority
it was no longer a family arms, so it was quite proper to change. the color.
Labels were used to signify that a younger generation was in power. The
van Teijlingens received their goods from the Count of Holland, so they
were the younger generation.