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''' HERSCHEID''' | ''' HERSCHEID''' | ||
State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Märkischer Kreis]] (1969-1975 Lüdenscheid, before 1969 [[Altena (kreis)|Altena]])<br> | District (Kreis) : [[Märkischer Kreis]] (1969-1975 Lüdenscheid, before 1969 [[Altena (kreis)|Altena]])<br> | ||
Additions : 1969 Lüdenscheid-Land (partly) | Additions: 1969 Lüdenscheid-Land (partly) | ||
[[File:herscheid.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:herscheid.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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|'''German''' | |'''German''' | ||
| | | blazon wanted | ||
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|'''English''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The arms are based on the arms of the Counts of the Mark, with in the upper half a deer as a canting element (Her is derived from Hirsch, or deer). The deer also refers to a local legend in which the people from Herscheid and Valbert saved the life of the Count of the Mark and received free hunting rights around their villages. | The arms are based on the arms of the Counts of the Mark, with in the upper half a deer as a canting element (Her is derived from Hirsch, or deer). The deer also refers to a local legend in which the people from Herscheid and Valbert saved the life of the Count of the Mark and received free hunting rights around their villages. | ||
{{de}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Mayer, 1940 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Mayer, 1940 | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities H]] | [[Category:German Municipalities H]] |
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