Amt Erwitte

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AMT ERWITTE

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

Official blazon

German

Origin/meaning The arms were granted on August 10, 1936. The arms are a combination of elements for Erwitte and (Bad) Westernkotten. The lion is derived from the arms of the historical Von Erwitte family, whereas the wolf-hook in the right half is taken from the arms of Bad Westernkotten. The following municipalities belonged to Amt Erwitte : Bad Westernkotten Benninghausen Berenbrock Böckum Ebbinghausen Eikeloh Erwitte Hellinghausen Herringhausen Horn-Millinghausen Merklinghausen-Wiggeringhausen Norddorf Overhagen Schallern Schmerlecke Stirpe Völlinghausen Weckinghausen Contact and Support Contact Facebook Instagram Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate eBay shop Rare heraldic book downloads Partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Webaldic heraldic identifying programme Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek Armorial de France Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes De Raaf heraldic design Your logo here ? Contact us © since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site Literature : Belke et al, 1986