Afferde

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AFFERDE

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Unna
Amt : Amt Unna-Kamen
Incorporated into : 1968 Unna

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 31, 1938.

The arms show the large factory of the Königsborn salt mine in the village, a typical monument for the old industry in the village. The base shows the chequered bar of the Counts of the Mark, to which the area historically belonged.

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Literature: Meyer, 1940