Amt Erwitte: Difference between revisions

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	AMT ERWITTE Country: Germany State: Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis): Soest (until 1977 Lippstadt) Incorporated into: 1975 Erwitte 1975 Lippstadt Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":51.62859999999999871533873374573886394500732421875,"lon":8.3409999999999993036681189551018178462982177734375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Von Gold und Rot gespalten; vorn ein aufgerichteter roter goldgekrönter und goldbewehrter Löwe; hinten ein schräglinkes goldenes hausmarkenähnliches Zeichen in der Form einer mit einem Querbalken versehenen Wolfsangel.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on August 10, 1936.

The arms are a combination of elements for Erwitte and (Bad) Westernkotten. The lion is derived from the arms of the historical Von Erwitte family, whereas the wolf-hook in the right half is taken from the arms of Bad Westernkotten.

Image gallery

Postal cancellation 1965

The following municipalities belonged to Amt Erwitte:

Bad Westernkotten
Benninghausen
Berenbrock
Böckum
Ebbinghausen
Eikeloh
Erwitte
Hellinghausen
Herringhausen
Horn-Millinghausen
Merklinghausen-Wiggeringhausen
Norddorf
Overhagen
Schallern
Schmerlecke
Stirpe
Völlinghausen
Weckinghausen

Literature:Belke et al, 1986

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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)''': [[Soest (kreis)|Soest]][[File:Soest2.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(until 1977 [[Lippstadt (kreis)|Lippstadt]])<br><br><br>
+'''Incorporated into''':<br>
+* 1975 [[Erwitte]]
+* 1975 [[Lippstadt]]
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-'''AMT ERWITTE'''
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-State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/>
-District (Kreis) :[[Lippstadt (kreis)|Lippstadt]]<br/>
-Incorporated into : 1975 [[Erwitte]], [[Lippstadt]]
-[[File:erwitte.amt.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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+| Von Gold und Rot gespalten; vorn ein aufgerichteter roter goldgekrönter und goldbewehrter Löwe; hinten ein schräglinkes goldenes hausmarkenähnliches Zeichen in der Form einer mit einem Querbalken versehenen Wolfsangel.
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 The arms are a combination of elements for Erwitte and (Bad) Westernkotten. The lion is derived from the arms of the historical Von Erwitte family, whereas the wolf-hook in the right half is taken from the arms of Bad Westernkotten.
-The following municipalities belonged to Amt Erwitte :
+===Image gallery===
+<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
+File:Amt Erwitte1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Amt Erwitte/Arms (crest) of Amt Erwitte|Postal cancellation 1965
+</gallery>
+The following municipalities belonged to Amt Erwitte:
 * [[Bad Westernkotten]]
 * [[Benninghausen]]
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 *Weckinghausen
+[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]:Belke et al, 1986
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-[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Belke et al, 1986
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