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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
German Civic Heraldry

ESLOHE

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Hochsauerlandkreis (until 1979 Meschede)
Amt : Eslohe (until 1975)
Additions : 1975 Cobbenrode, Reiste, Wenholthausen


Origin/meaning:
The old (left) arms were granted on June 24, 1966 and are based on the old seal of Eslohe, dating from 1770. The arms show the symbols of the two patron saints of the abbey in Meschede, to which the local church belonged, the key for St. Peter and the sword for St. Paul. The meaning or origin of the lance is not clear. The black and silver colours are chosen as the colours of the State of Köln, to which the area belonged after 1444.

The new arms (above right) were granted on April 20, 1976, are derived and nearly identical to the arms of the former Amt Eslohe, to which all the former municipalities belonged.

Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Belke et al., 1986


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