Freienohl

	FREIENOHL Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Hochsauerlandkreis (until 1975 Arnsberg) Amt: Freienohl Incorporated into: 1975 Meschede 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":51.37469999999999714646037318743765354156494140625,"lon":8.17060000000000030695446184836328029632568359375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Blau ein silbernes Zeichen in Form des Buchstabens „S* mit kleinen goldenen Blättchen an den Enden und der oberen Krümmung.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 26, 1911.

Freienohl never was a city, but already in the late 13^th century the village had acquired special privileges. In 1364 it received the status of Free Estate (Freiheit). The oldest known seal of Freienohl dates from 1518 and shows most likely two fish placed crosswise. As the composition of the seal is not very clear (see below) it was later misinterpreted to the present arms. In a roll of arms from 1700 it was described as a red S on a blue shield. As colours were not clear, the arms were granted in 1911 in the colours of the County Arnsberg.

Image gallery

The seal of Freienohl from 1536.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Belke et al., 1986

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