Balve

	BALVE Country: Germany State: Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis): Märkischer Kreis (1973 Arnsberg) Amt: Amt Balve (until 1975) Additions: 1975 Beckum 1975 Blintrop 1975 Eisborn 1975 Garbeck 1975 Langenholthausen 1975 Mellen 1975 Volkringhausen 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":51.33160000000000167119651450775563716888427734375,"lon":7.867200000000000414956957683898508548736572265625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Gespalten von Silber und Blau, vorn ein halbes schwarzes durchgehendes Kreuz, hinten ein halber silberner golden bewehr ter Adler.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 24, 1911 and confirmed in slightly different composition on February 6, 1976.

Balve was a town in the County of Arnsberg until 1368, when it became part of the Duchy of Westfalen, part of the State of Köln. The town received city rights in 1430 by the bishop of Köln. The oldest seal probably dates from the same time and shows already the combination of the eagle of Arnsberg and the cross of Köln.

Image gallery

The seal from the city, 1462
The arms on a municipal stamp (1892)
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O:Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s

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