Altena (Märkischer Kreis)

	ALTENA Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Märkischer Kreis (1969-1975 Lüdenscheid before 1969 Altena) Additions: 1969 Dahle 1969 Evingsen 1969 Lüdenscheid-Land (partly) 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":51.29849999999999710098563809879124164581298828125,"lon":7.67339999999999999857891452847979962825775146484375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Gold eine aus einem in drei Reihen von Rot und Silber geschachten, gesenkten Balken wachsende, den oberen Schildrand berührende, silbernimbierte, goldbekrönte blonde Heilige in natürlichen Farben, in rotem Gewande mit silbernem Gurt und blauem Mantel, in der Rechten ein silbernes Schwert und mit der Linken ein oberhalbes rotes Richtrad mit silbernen Messern haltend.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms are based on the old seal of the town, known since the 15^th century.

The chequered bar is derived from the arms of the Counts of (Altena-)Mark, who granted the village some privileges in 1367. The town became a city only in the 18^th century.
Saint Catherine is the patron saint of the local church, built in 1310.

Image gallery

The seal from the city,
The arms on a municipal stamp (1892)
Seal from around 1900
The arms in an album from around 1905
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in an album from 1968

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O:Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s

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