Erndtebrück

ERNDTEBRÜCK

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Siegen-Wittgenstein (until 1974 Wittgenstein)
Additions: 1975 Amt Berleburg (partly) Amt Erndtebrück, Balde, Benfe, Birkefehl, Birkelbach, Schameder, Womelsdorf, Zinse

Official blazon

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English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1958.

The arms show in the upper part the canting bridge (Brücke) over the Eder, which was built in 1830. The lower part shows the arms of the Counts of Wittgenstein. Erndtebrück was an important town in the County Wittgenstein in the 13^th and 14^th century.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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