Nuttlar
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NUTTLAR
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Hochsauerlandkreis (until 1975 Meschede)
Amt : Amt Bestwig
Incorporated into : 1975 Bestwig
Official blazon
In Blau ein silberner Schieferhammer mit goldenem Griff, begleitet von zwei gestürzten goldenen Nüssen.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on August 29, 1951.
The arms show a special hammer used in the mining of slate (Schiefer) in the area. The two nuts are a canting symbol (Nüsse, Nuttlar comes from Nutzlare).
Literature : Belke et al., 1986