Bösperde
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
BÖSPERDE
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Märkischer Kreis (until 1975 Iserlohn)
Amt : Amt Menden
Incorporated into : 1975 Menden
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on April 15, 1937.
The lower part shows the arms of the Amt Menden, to which the village belonged. The angry horse in the upper half is a canting symbol (böses Pferd or angry horse).
Literature : Belke et al., 1986; Meyer, 1940