Hoppecke

HOPPECKE Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Hochsauerlandkreis (until 1969 Brilon) Amt : Amt Thülen Incorporated into: 1975 Brilon 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":51.37559999999999860165189602412283420562744140625,"lon":8.641799999999999926103555480949580669403076171875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In Gold zwei grüne Tannen auf blauem gewellten Schildfuß.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 12, 1953.

The trees are derived from the logo of the local battery factory, which took its logo from the pine forests in the area. The base refers to the Hoppecke river.

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  The arms on a monument in Brilon

Literature: Belke et al., 1986

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