Amt Jöllenbeck
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AMT JÖLLENBECK
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Bielefeld
Additions : 1930 Amt Schildesche
Incorporated into : 1973 Bielefeld
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on October 31, 1936.
The red chevrons are derived from the arms of the former Ravensberg County, to which the region belonged. The textile swift refers to the textime industry, which was of great importance to the area in 1936.
To the Amt belonged:
- Niederjöllenbeck
- Oberjöllenbeck
- Theesen
- Vilsendorf