Oesdorf

OESDORF Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Hochsauerlandkreis (until 1969 Büren) Amt : (until 1975) Amt Wünnenberg Incorporated into: 1975 Marsberg 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":51.50439999999999685087459511123597621917724609375,"lon":8.874700000000000699174051987938582897186279296875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In Rot eine linksschräge silberne Ähre; darüber eine goldene Krone und darunter eine goldene Glocke; alle schwebend.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1966.

The wheatear symbolises the importance of agriculture and is derived from the arms of the Amt Wünnenberg. The bell stands for the St. John's church and the crown as an attribute of Virgin Mary refers to the Virgin Mary Grotto in the village.

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