Lüdenscheid-Land

LÜDENSCHEID-LAND

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Märkischer Kreis (1969-1975 Lüdenscheid, before 1969 Altena)
Amt : Amt Lüdenscheid (until 1969)
Incorporated into : 1969 Altena, Lüdenscheid

Official blazon

German

Origin/meaning The arms were granted on October 14, 1935. The arms show the bar taken from the arms of the Counts of the Mark, who ruled the area in the medieval times. The rings in the upper half are taken from the arms of the Lords Von Neuhoff, who had their estate in the area.The rings are also part of the arms of Amt-Lüdenscheid. The waves in the base symbolisethe three rivers in the municipality, the Rahmede, Volme and Verse. This page is part of the German heraldry portal Deutsche Wappensammlung Heraldry of the World German heraldry: National arms Arms of States Arms of historical territories and states Districts (Kreiswappen) Cities and municipalities German Colonies Ecclesiastical heraldry Military heraldry Corporate heraldry Studentika Other civic heraldry Total pages in the German section : 61,370 Of which images : 41,283 Selected collector's items from Germany: Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Heraldic albums Kaffee Hag albums Wappen-Sammlung Heraldic trade cards Arms, Flags and Types of Nations Heraldic coasters Heraldic cigar bands Heraldic artists Otto Hupp Münchener Kalender German heraldic literature Contact and Support Contact Facebook Instagram Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate eBay shop Rare heraldic book downloads Partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Webaldic heraldic identifying programme Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek Armorial de France Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes De Raaf heraldic design Your logo here ? Contact us © since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site Literature: Meijer, 1940