Hülscheid
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HÜLSCHEID
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Märkischer Kreis (1969-1975 Lüdenscheid, before 1969 Altena)
Amt : Amt Lüdenscheid (until 1969)
Incorporated into : 1969 Schalksmühle
Official blazom
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on January 16, 1935.
The arms are based on the arms of the Counts of the Mark, with in the upper half three holly leaves as a canting element (Hüls-holly).
Literature : Mayer, 1940