Blankenstein (Hattingen)

	BLANKENSTEIN Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Ennepe-Ruhr Kreis File:Enneper.kreis.jpg Additions: 1966 Buchholz 1966 Holthausen 1966 Welper Incorporated into: 1970 Hattingen (Ruhr) Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":51.40679999999999694182406528852880001068115234375,"lon":7.2234999999999995878852132591418921947479248046875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In rotem Schilde eine silberne I-förmige Figur.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted in 1910.

The arms are based on the seal of the city dating from the 16^th century. The arms show a small shield with unknown symbol, and St. Sebastian, the local patron saint. The small symbol has been described as the arm-protection of a harnass. The municipality decided in 1910 to adopt the small shield as arms and St. Sebastian as supporter. As no colours were known the colours of the Mark region (silver and red) were chosen.

Image gallery

The seal from the city from 1669
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Hupp, 1920s; Meyer, 1940

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