Amt Niedermarsberg
 |
Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
|
AMT NIEDERMARSBERG
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) :Brilon
Incorporated into : 1975 Marsberg
Official blazon
Von Silber und Gold durch blauen Wolkenschnitt schräggeteilt; oben ein goldgekrönter Rabe, unten ein doppelreihig blau-silbern geschachteter Schrägbalken.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on March 4, 1937.
The arms are a combination of the arms of the hirtorically ruling families in the area; the upper half shows the cloudy-bordure of the Lords von Padberg and the raven of the Von Papenheim zu Canstein family. The lower half shows part of the arms of the Von Horhusen family.
The following municipalities belonged to Amt Niedermarsberg :
- Beringhausen
- Borntosten
- Bredelar
- Canstein
- Erlinghausen
- Giershagen
- Heddinghausen (Marsberg)
- Helminghausen
- Leitmar
- Niedermarsberg
- Padberg
- Udorf
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
Index of the site
Literature : Veddeler, 1991