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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Unna (kreis)|Unna]][[File:Unna.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(until 1975 [[Iserlohn (kreis)|Iserlohn]])<br><br><br> | |||
'''Amt''': [[Amt Westhofen|Westhofen]]<br> | |||
'''Incorporated into''':<br> | |||
* 1975 [[Schwerte]] | |||
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The arms were officially granted on January 18, 1910. | |||
Westhofen was already a fortified town in the early 14<sup>th</sup> century and received city rights in 1323 and 1401. The oldest seal of the city is known since 1434 and shows the Imperial eagle, as the city was a possession of the Emperors. The eagle remained the arms of the city | Westhofen was already a fortified town in the early 14<sup>th</sup> century and received city rights in 1323 and 1401. The oldest seal of the city is known since 1434 and shows the Imperial eagle, as the city was a possession of the Emperors. The eagle remained the arms of the city ever since. | ||
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File:westhofen.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Westhofen/Arms (crest) of Westhofen|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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[[Category:German Municipalities W]] | [[Category:German Municipalities W]] | ||
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Country : Germany  State : Nordrhein-Westfalen  District (Kreis) : Unna  (until 1975 Iserlohn) Amt: Westhofen
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| German | In goldenem Schilde ein schwarzer, rot bewehrter Adler |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on January 18, 1910.
Westhofen was already a fortified town in the early 14th century and received city rights in 1323 and 1401. The oldest seal of the city is known since 1434 and shows the Imperial eagle, as the city was a possession of the Emperors. The eagle remained the arms of the city ever since.
Image gallery
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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