Allingawier had (1958) 152; (1974) 102 inhabitants, a "terp" (mound)
village with two churches in 1958 - one may have been turned into something
else, like an exhibition-center.
Nickname: "Ljochten" (lights), signififying that the Allingawiersters
were known as being very clever (but any Exmoarster knew that they were
no great lights).
Allingawier Coat of Arms: in silver a black facing cow's head with a white spot
on its forehead and red tongue, with three waterlilyleaves placed 2:1.
The cow's head reminds of the "Izeren Kou" (iron cow), which
was present after the Reformation, and has been present in the vicarage,
with ritual meaning, a.o. for funerals. At the same time it symbolizes
cattle-breeding.
<This may be the origin of the statue of the cow in Leeuwarden,
"Ús Mem" (our mother) in Leeuwarden - Fryslân without
the Frisian cows is unimaginable>.
Source: "It Beaken", magazine of the Fryske Akademie, Dec 1969.
Encyclopedie van Friesland, 1958.
Jarig Bakker, 28 Sep 2003
Allingawier Coat of Arms
from "It Beaken", magazine of the Fryske Akademie, Dec 1969.
![[Allingawier villageflag]](../images/n/nl-fr_aw.gif)
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![[Allingawier Coat of Arms]](../images/n/nl-fr)aw.jpg)
from "It Beaken", magazine of the Fryske Akademie, Dec 1969.
