Echthausen

ECHTHAUSEN Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Soest (until 1975 Arnsberg) Amt : Amt Hüsten (until 1975) Incorporated into: 1975 Wickede 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":51.49479999999999790816218592226505279541015625,"lon":7.89890000000000025437429940211586654186248779296875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	Von Gold und Blau im Wellenschnitt gespalten, aufgelegt zwei ins Andreaskreuz gestellte Fahnen mit silbernen und roten Schäften, von denen die rechte auf blauem Grund einen silbernen Adler, die linke auf goldenem Grund eine fünfblättrige Rose zeigt.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 4, 1962.

The arms are divided by a wavy pale, which symbolises the Ruhr river. The two crossed banners refer to the battle in 1185 near the bridge in the present village between Gottfried II, Count of Arnsberg, and five other counts, especially Engelbert, Count of Berg. The banners show therefore the silver eagle of Arnsberg and the rose of Berg.

Literature: Belke et al., 1986