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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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STEDEFREUND
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Herford
Amt : Amt Herford-Hiddenhausen
Incorporated into : 1969 Herford
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted in 1939.
The bend is taken from the arms of the medieval Steding family, after which the local estate and village is named. The star and the other symbol, a Keulenwinkelkreuz (a solar-symbol) are used ofen on farmhouses in the region.
Literature : Meyer, 1940.