Brake in Lippe
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BRAKE IN LIPPE
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Lippe (1972-1992 Detmold, until 1972 Lemgo)
Incorporated into : 1969 Lemgo
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on August 9, 1955.
The arms show the banner of the Counts of Lippe-Schwalenberg. From 1613-1709 Brake was the seat of the Counts of Lippe-Schwalenberg.
Literature : Veddeler, P. : Die Lippische Rose, Detmold, Selbstverlag Nordrhein-Westfalisches Staatsarchiv, 1978, 112 p.