Herdecke

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Wappen von Herdecke/Arms (crest) of Herdecke
HERDECKE

Country : Germany
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State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
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District (Kreis) : Ennepe-Ruhr Kreis
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Additions:

  • 1939 Ende
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Official blazon
German In rotem Schilde ein silberner Eichbaum.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 13, 1902.

Herdecke received town rights in 1355 from Count Engelbert III of the Mark, but the town did not develop into a proper city. In 1739 King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia granted the city rights.

The oldest seal is known from 1770, but is probably some decades older. It shows an oak tree, the so-called Hertha Eiche (oak of Hertha). This tree played a role in the legendary founding of the local convent in the early Middle Ages. The tree first appears in a shield in the late 19th century. The colours were derived from the colours of the Counts of the Mark.

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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.




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