Bad Westernkotten

BAD WESTERNKOTTEN Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Soest (until 1977 Lippstadt) Incorporated into: 1975 Erwitte 1975 Lippstadt 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":51.6313999999999992951416061259806156158447265625,"lon":8.363099999999999312194631784223020076751708984375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on August 10, 1936.

The arms are not based on historical seals, but on a sign on the local church. The meaning or origin of this symbol is not known, it has been described as a wolf-hook or a kettle-hook.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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