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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''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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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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[[Category:German Municipalities H]] | [[Category:German Municipalities H]] |
Latest revision as of 07:30, 24 August 2024
Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Märkischer Kreis (1969-1975 Lüdenscheid before 1969 Altena) Additions:
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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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