Gummersbach

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)

GUMMERSBACH

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Oberbergischer Kreis
Additions : 1969 Gimborn, Lieberhausen

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 27, 1892.

Gummersbach developed rapidly from a small village to a large city during the early 19^th century, due to the metal and textile industry. The right part of the arms thus show a spindle as a symbol for the textile industry. The left part shows the arms of the Counts of the Mark, as the area belonged to the Mark since 1287.

Seal from around 1900

The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, 1920s