Detmold (kreis)

LANDKREIS DETMOLD (DT) Detmold District Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen Incorporated into: 1973 Lippe 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":51.98890000000000100044417195022106170654296875,"lon":8.904099999999999681676854379475116729736328125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	Von Silber und Rot geteilt, oben eine rote fünfblätterige Rose mit goldenen Butzen und goldenen Kelchblättern, unten auf einem goldenen achtstrahligen Stern eine natürliche Schwalbe.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on December 13, 1951.

The upper part of the arms shows the rose of the Lords of Lippe, known as their symbol since the 12^th century. The area of the district was the centre of their properties and power. The lower part is the arms of the county Schwalenberg, to which some areas of the district belonged.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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