Herdecke

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HERDECKE

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Ennepe-Ruhr Kreis
Additions: 1939 Ende

Wappen von Herdecke/Arms (crest) of Herdecke
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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.

Siegel von Herdecke

The municipal stamp shown in 1892
Seal of Herdecke

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Herdecke/Coat of arms (crest) of Herdecke

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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