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The arms were granted on May 11, 1939 and again on March 15, 1976. | The arms were granted on May 11, 1939 and again on March 15, 1976. | ||
The eagle is taken from the arms of the Knights of Anröchte, a branch of the Counts of Arnsberg (who also used an eagle), who lived in | The eagle is taken from the arms of the Knights of Anröchte, a branch of the Counts of Arnsberg (who also used an eagle), who lived in the town in the 13th-15<sup>th</sup> century. The base shows the local green-blue dolomite mountain, which is quarried and exported. | ||
[[Literature]] : Belke et al., 1986 | [[Literature]] : Belke et al., 1986 | ||
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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ANRÖCHTE
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Soest (until 1975 Lippstadt)
Amt : Amt Anrochte
Additions : 1975 Altengeseke, Altenmellrich, Berge, Effeln, Klieve, Mellrich, Robringhausen, Uelde, Waltringhausen
Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on May 11, 1939 and again on March 15, 1976.
The eagle is taken from the arms of the Knights of Anröchte, a branch of the Counts of Arnsberg (who also used an eagle), who lived in the town in the 13th-15th century. The base shows the local green-blue dolomite mountain, which is quarried and exported.
Literature : Belke et al., 1986