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State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/>
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District (Kreis) : [[Märkischer Kreis]] (1969-1975 Lüdenscheid, before 1969 [[Altena (kreis)|Altena]])<br>
'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
Additions : 1969 Lüdenscheid-Land (partly)
'''State''' : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Märkischer Kreis]][[File:markisch.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(1969-1975 Lüdenscheid<br>before 1969 [[Altena (kreis)|Altena]])<br><br><br>
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* 1969 Lüdenscheid-Land (partly)


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| In goldenem Schilde ein dreireihig rot-silbern geschachter Balken, darüber wachsend ein roter springender Hirsch mit rotem Geweih.
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===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.   


[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Mayer, 1940
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Mayer, 1940


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Latest revision as of 07:30, 24 August 2024

Wappen von Herscheid/Arms (crest) of Herscheid
HERSCHEID

Country : Germany
Germany.jpg




State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Nordrhei.jpg




District (Kreis) : Märkischer Kreis
Markisch.kreis.jpg

(1969-1975 Lüdenscheid
before 1969 Altena)


Additions:

  • 1969 Lüdenscheid-Land (partly)
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Official blazon
German In goldenem Schilde ein dreireihig rot-silbern geschachter Balken, darüber wachsend ein roter springender Hirsch mit rotem Geweih.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on October 17, 1935.

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.

Literature: Mayer, 1940




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