Amt Hüsten

AMT HÜSTEN Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Arnsberg Incorporated into: 1975 Arnsberg 1975 Sundern 1975 Wickede 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":51.41929999999999978399500832892954349517822265625,"lon":7.9535999999999997811528373858891427516937255859375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In Blau ein silberner goldbewehrter Adler, überzogen von einem goldenen mit einem roten Schwert belegten Schräglinksbalken.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 20, 1937.

The eagle is the arms of the Counts of Arnsberg, as the area historically belonged to the County Arnsberg. The bend with the sword is taken from the arms of the Lords von Wicheln, who had several possessions in the area.

The following municipalities belonged to Amt Hüsten:

• Bachum
• Bruchhausen
• Echthausen
• Enkhausen
• Estinghausen
• Hachen
• Herdringen
• Hövel
• Holzen
• Langscheid
• Müschede
• Niedereimer
• Stemel
• Vosswinkel
• Wennigloh

Literature:Belke et al, 1986

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