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The arms show in the upper part the cross of the [[Köln (State)|State of Köln]] and the star of [[Waldeck (State)|Waldeck]]. The area belonged until the 14<sup>th</sup> century to the Counts of Waldeck. In the early 14<sup>th</sup> century the bishops of Köln gradually took over the area, and made it part of the Duchy of Engern. This Duchy used the arms of the Counts of [[Tecklenburg]], as it originally was a possession of Tecklenburg. The arms of Engern (=Tecklenburg) are thus shown in the lower part of the arms of the district.
The arms show in the upper part the cross of the [[Köln (State)|State of Köln]] and the star of [[Waldeck (State)|Waldeck]]. The area belonged until the 14<sup>th</sup> century to the Counts of Waldeck. In the early 14<sup>th</sup> century the bishops of Köln gradually took over the area, and made it part of the Duchy of Engern. This Duchy used the arms of the Counts of [[Tecklenburg]], as it originally was a possession of Tecklenburg. The arms of Engern (=Tecklenburg) are thus shown in the lower part of the arms of the district.
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[[Literature]] : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1964-1971.
[[Literature]] : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1964-1971.