Bad Westernkotten

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BAD WESTERNKOTTEN

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Soest (until 1975 Lippstadt)
Amt : Amt Erwitte (until 1975)
Incorporated into : 1975 Erwitte, Lippstadt

Official blazon
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English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on August 10, 1936.

The arms are not based on historical seals, but on a sign on the local church. The meaning or origin of this symbol is not known, it has been described as a wolf-hook or a kettle-hook.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.