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The arms were granted on November 17, 1936.  
The arms were granted on November 17, 1936.  


The arms are based on the etymology of the name, which is derived from the old-Saxon 'lettian', meaning fence. The colours are those of the <a href=amter/herzebro|Amt Herzebrock]] to which the municipality belonged.
The arms are based on the etymology of the name, which is derived from the old-Saxon 'lettian', meaning fence. The colours are those of the [[Amt Herzebrock]] to which the municipality belonged.


[[Literature]] : Meijer, 1940
[[Literature]] : Meijer, 1940

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LETTE

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Warendorf (until 1972 Wiedenbrück)
Amt : Amt Herzebrock
Incorporated into : 1970 Oelde

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on November 17, 1936.

The arms are based on the etymology of the name, which is derived from the old-Saxon 'lettian', meaning fence. The colours are those of the Amt Herzebrock to which the municipality belonged.

Literature : Meijer, 1940