Plettenberg

	PLETTENBERG Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Märkischer Kreis (until 1975 Lüdenscheid (until 1969 Altena) Additions: 1941 Amt Plettenberg 1941 Ohle 1941 Plettenberg-Land 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":51.21220000000000283080225926823914051055908203125,"lon":7.8743999999999996219912645756267011165618896484375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on March 8, 1912.

Plettenberg received city rights in 1397 from Count Dietrich von der Mark. At the same time the first seal was made, which showed already the wall with the arms of the Counts of the Mark between the towers. The only difference was the crown, which was added in 1794.

Image gallery

Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms on a special cancellation 1985
Postal cancellation

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

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