Amt Werl

	AMT WERL Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Soest Incorporated into: 1975 Welver 1975 Werl 1975 Wickede 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":51.52040000000000219415596802718937397003173828125,"lon":7.92490000000000005542233338928781449794769287109375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

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The arms were officially granted on December 15, 1955.

The birch tree refer to a local legend on a battle near a birch tree (Völkerschlacht der Zukunft am Birkenbaum).

The key is the symbol of St. Peter, patron saint of the State of Köln, to which the area historically belonged.

The following municipalities belonged to Amt Werl (only one used arms) :

Literature: Veddeler, 1991

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