Amt Menden

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AMT MENDEN

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Iserlohn
Incorporated into : 1975 Iserlohn, Menden, Wickede

Official blazon

German	In Rot ein gestürztes silbernes Faßeisen.
English	Menden No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 15, 1937.

The arms show a stylised Faßeisen, a piece of metal to hold a barrel together. The meaning of the symbol is not clear, but it appeared on the seal of the district from the middle of the 18th century.

The following municipalities belonged to Amt Menden :

• Bösperde
• Halingen
• Lendringsen
• Oesbern
• Schwitten
• Sümmern
• Wimbern

Literature: Belke et al, 1986