Bad Bentheim

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BAD BENTHEIM

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Grafschaft Bentheim
Additions: 1974 Achterberg, Gildehaus, Hagelshoek, Holt und Haar, Waldseite, Westenberg

Wappen von Bad Bentheim/Arms (crest) of Bad Bentheim
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Origin/meaning

The city of Bentheim received the arms in 1661 from Count Ernst Wilhelm of Bentheim. The golden balls are derived from the arms of the County (see the district arms). The monogram is made from the letters E and G, for Ernestus Guilelmus, the Latin version of the name of the count. The use of the arms was abandoned in the early 19th century. In the late 19th century the arms of the city were restored, but the number of balls varied during the years.

Only in 1955, when the present arms were granted, the number became fixed.

Wappen von Bad Bentheim/Coat of arms (crest) of Bad Bentheim

The arms as shown in 1891
Wappen von Bad Bentheim/Coat of arms (crest) of Bad Bentheim

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

The arms of the Counts (later Princes) of Bentheim are also used in the arms of the towns of Neuenhaus and Nordhorn and the Dutch towns of De Wijk and Geldermalsen.

Wappen von Bad Bentheim/Coat of arms (crest) of Bad Bentheim

The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)
Wappen von Bad Bentheim/Coat of arms (crest) of Bad Bentheim

The arms of the Princes of Bentheim in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)
Coat of arms (crest) of Bad Bentheim

The arms in the city (source)
Coat of arms (crest) of Bad Bentheim

Postal cancellation 2018






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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Ahrens, 1891