Borgentreich

	BORGENTREICH Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Höxter (until 1974 Warburg) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1975 Amt Borgentreich 1975 Borgholz 1975 Bühne 1975 Drankhausen 1975 Großeneder 1975 Körbecke 1975 Lütgeneder 1975 Manrode 1975 Muddenhagen 1975 Natingen 1975 Natzungen 1975 Rösebeck 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":51.57039999999999935198502498678863048553466796875,"lon":9.2367000000000007986500349943526089191436767578125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	(historical) In rotem Schilde ein goldenes Vortragekreuz. (1976) Von Rot und Gold gespalten, vorn ein goldenes Vortragekreuz, hinten eine rote Lilie, darunter ein blauer dreifach gestaffelt-gezinnter Schildfuß.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 19, 1976 after the merger with Borgholz.

The arms show the historical cross of Borgentreich and the fleur-de-lis of Borgholz. The base of the arms symbolises the 12 towns and villages that merged in 1975 to form the new city.

The historical arms show a uncommon cross, which is also seen in the arms of Verden, and which is probably derived from the cross of the State and diocese of Paderborn. The cross is used already in the 14^th century, as it can be seen on the secret seal from 1341. The main seal, however, showed a church or castle. The cross has ever since been the symbol for the city. The colours were described in 1780 as red in silver, which was later changed in silver in red, similar to the colours of the State of Paderborn.

Image gallery

The seal from the city, 1341
The arms in the Paderborner Wappensammlung (around 1780)
The municipal stamp shown in 1892
The arms in an album from around 1905
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms used until 1976

Literature: Stadler,, 1964-1971; Meijer, 1940.

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