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File:wattenscheidz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wattenscheid/Arms (crest) of Wattenscheid|Seal from around 1900 | File:wattenscheidz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wattenscheid/Arms (crest) of Wattenscheid|Seal from around 1900 | ||
File:wattenscheid.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wattenscheid/Arms (crest) of Wattenscheid|The arms with the supporter (Rühl, 1940) | File:wattenscheid.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wattenscheid/Arms (crest) of Wattenscheid|The arms with the supporter (Rühl, 1940) | ||
File:3355.aba.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wattenscheid/Arms (crest) of Wattenscheid|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | File:3355.aba.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wattenscheid/Arms (crest) of Wattenscheid|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | ||
File:wattenscheid.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wattenscheid/Arms (crest) of Wattenscheid|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | File:wattenscheid.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wattenscheid/Arms (crest) of Wattenscheid|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
File:Wattenscheidp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wattenscheid/Arms (crest) of Wattenscheid|Postal cancellation | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:04, 23 June 2024
WATTENSCHEID
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt) until 1975
Additions : 1926 Eppendorf, Günnigfeld, Höntrop, Munscheid, Sevinghausen, Westenfeld, Westfälisch Leithe
Incorporated into 1975 Bochum
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Origin/meaning
The arms of Wattenscheid were granted on August 21, 1937.
The arms are based on the oldest seal of the city. The oldest seal dates from 1417 and shows the patron saint, St. Gertrudis (Gertraud), holding in her right hand a shield with the present arms. The arms show the escarbuncle of the County of Kleve, and the chequered bar of the County of Mark. The area belonged to Kleve until 1332, when it became part of the Mark. Ever since the seals of the city used this composition. When the arms were officially granted the saint was removed. The local council at the time applied for the use of the supporter, but the State Archives rejected this and finally the city agreed to use only the small shield as arms.
Image gallery
Seal from around 1900
The arms with the supporter (Rühl, 1940)
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Postal cancellation
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Rühl, 1940
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