Amt Niedermarsberg

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AMT NIEDERMARSBERG

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) :Brilon
Incorporated into: 1975 Marsberg

Wappen von Amt Niedermarsberg/Arms (crest) of Amt Niedermarsberg
Official blazon
German

Von Silber und Gold durch blauen Wolkenschnitt schräggeteilt; oben ein goldgekrönter Rabe, unten ein doppelreihig blau-silbern geschachteter Schrägbalken.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 4, 1937.

The arms are a combination of the arms of the hirtorically ruling families in the area; the upper half shows the cloudy-bordure of the Lords von Padberg and the raven of the Von Papenheim zu Canstein family. The lower half shows part of the arms of the Von Horhusen family.

The following municipalities belonged to Amt Niedermarsberg :





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