Attendorn-Land

	ATTENDORN-LAND Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Olpe Amt: Attendorn (until 1969) Incorporated into: 1975 Attendorn 1975 Finnentrop 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":51.1471999999999979991116560995578765869140625,"lon":7.89599999999999990762944435118697583675384521484375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Schwarz ein silberner, beiderseits von zwei silbernen Fäden begleiteter Balken, der oben und unten von je einer silbernen dreizinkigen Gabel begleitet wird.
English	blazon wanted

The arms were officially granted on January 7, 1937.

The bend is taken from the arms of the Von Heggen family, who, in medieval times, owned a large part of the area.

The pitchfork symbolises the local metal works and manufacturing.

Literature: Belke et al., 1986

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