Schale

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SCHALE

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Steinfurt
Amr : Amt Hopsten (until 1975)
Incorporated into : 1975 Hopsten

Official blazon

In Rot eine silberne rechtsschräge Leiter, begleitet oben von einem silbernen Seerosenblatt.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 4, 1969.

The ladder is a canting element from "Scala dei" (= Himmelsleiter - Jacob´s ladder). The water lily leaf symbolises the former belonging to the COunty and District Tecklenburg.