Scharfenberg

SCHARFENBERG 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":51.423799999999999954525264911353588104248046875,"lon":8.528999999999999914734871708787977695465087890625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In Silber eine eingebogene aufsteigende geschweifte schwarze Spitze mit goldenem Rost belegt.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 24, 1954.

The black pint in silver is taken from the arms of the Freiherren von Weichs, who ruled the village from 1690 until the mid 19th century. The base shows a grill, the symbol of St. Lawrence, the local patron saint.

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  The arms on a monument in Brilon

Literature: Belke et al., 1986

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