Arnsberg
ARNSBERG
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Hochsauerlandkreis (until 1975 Arnsberg)
Additions : 1975 Bachum, Breitenbruch, Bruchhausen, Herdringen, Holzen, Müschede, Neheim-Hüsten (1941 Neheim, Hüsten), Niedereimer, Oeventrop, Rumbeck, Uentrop, Vosswinkel, Wennigloh
| German |
In Blau, ein gold bewehrter silberner Adler. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on January 28, 1911 and slightly changed on July 6, 1976.
Arnsberg got city rights in 1237 by the Counts of Werl, who named themselves after the new city. Already the first seals showed the eagle, surrounded by city walls.
The eagle remained on the seals and arms of the city ever since. The present arms were devised in 1910, but the colours are probably not the original colours (either silver or gold on a red field, see the arms of the Arnsberg district).
The seal of Arnsberg from 1314
The arms around 1500
The arms on a municipal stamp (1892)
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Emergency money 1917
The arms on a special cancellation 1988
The arms on a special cancellation 1990
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Belke et al., 1986; Hupp, 1920s