Schwitten

SCHWITTEN Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Märkischer Kreis (until 1975 Iserlohn) Amt: Amt Menden (until 1975 Incorporated into: 1975 Menden 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":51.4592999999999989313437254168093204498291015625,"lon":7.79230000000000000426325641456060111522674560546875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	Von Silber und Rot geteilt, oben drei aus der Teilung hervorwachsende rote Spitzen, darüber drei balkenweise gestellte rote Rosen mit silbernen Kelchblättern und Butzen, unten ein gestürztes silbernes Faßeisen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 15, 1937.

The lower part shows the arms of the Amt Menden, to which the village belonged. The upper half shows the arms attributed to the Cosack family, who had a large farm in the area in medieval times.

Literature: Belke et al., 1986

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