Anröchte

ANRÖCHTE

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Soest (until 1975 Lippstadt)
Amt : Amt Anröchte
Additions : 1975 Altengeseke, Altenmellrich, Berge, Effeln, Klieve, Mellrich, Robringhausen, Uelde, Waltringhausen

Official blazon

German	In Gold auf grünsilber geschachter Mauerpyramide ein auffliegender schwarzer Adler.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on May 11, 1939 and again on March 15, 1976.

The eagle is taken from the arms of the Knights of Anröchte, a branch of the Counts of Arnsberg (who also used an eagle), who lived in the town in the 13th-15^th century. The base shows the local green-blue dolomite mountain, which is quarried and exported.

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Literature: Belke et al., 1986