Clarholz
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
CLARHOLZ
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Gütersloh (until 1972 Wiedenbrück)
Amt : Amt Herzebrock
Incorporated into : 1970 Herzebrock-Clarholz
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on November 17, 1936.
The oak tree in the arms is taken as a canting symbol, as the name is derived from Kleoholt, or 'woods on clay'.
Literature : Meijer, 1940