Woquard () is a village in the region of

East Frisia East Frisia () or East Friesland (; ; ; ) is a historic region in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is primarily located on the western half of the East Frisia (peninsula), East Frisian peninsula, to the east of West Frisia and to the ...

, in

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. It is part of the municipality of

Krummhörn Krummhörn is a municipality in the Aurich (district), district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Ems (river), Ems estuary, approximately 15 km southwest of Norden, Lower Saxony, Norden, and 10 km northwest of ...

. The village is located just to the west of Pewsum, bordering its

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. Woquard is the smallest village in the municipality. It is first mentioned in 1632, under the name ''Wachtwert''. The Woquard coat of arms reflects the history of the village. The colors blue and yellow refer to the Swedish royal family and recall

Catherine Vasa of Sweden Catherine Vasa of Sweden (; 6 June 1539 – 21 December 1610) was a Swedish princess, and the Countess consort of East Frisia as the spouse of Edzard II, Count of East Frisia. She was the oldest daughter of Gustav Vasa and Margareta Leijonhufvu ...

. The lion refers to the chieftains' coat of arms of the Manninga family; the

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from the crest to the Counts

Cirksena The House of Cirksena was the ruling family of East Frisia (). They descended from a line of East Frisian chieftains from Greetsiel. East Frisia In 1439, in the wake of clashes between different lines of chieftains, the town of Emden was first ...

; the star can be associated with the ancient coat of arms of

Norden Norden is a Scandinavian and German word, directly translated as "the North". It may refer to: Places England * Norden, Basingstoke, a ward of Basingstoke and Deane * Norden, Dorset, a hamlet near Corfe Castle * Norden, Greater Manchester, a vill ...

. The expression "Wokert is 'n Rad" ('Woquard is a wheel') refers to the streets of the village, which resemble the

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s of a wheel, with

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as the center. The oldest church bell in East Frisia hangs in the tower of the church, which dates from 1789. There used to be a castle on the west side of the church, but it was destroyed by a chieftain of Pewsum.

References

{{Authority control Krummhörn Villages in Lower Saxony Towns and villages in East Frisia