Heraldry of the World

The largest heraldry site on the net, with presently coats of arms on-line !

You are here : Home > Europe > Germany > S
 


Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
German Civic Heraldry

SCHMALLENBERG

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Hochsauerlandkreis (until 1976 Meschede)
Amt : Schmallenberg (until 1975)
Additions : 1975 Berghausen, Bödefeld-Freiheit, Bödefeld-Land, Dorlar, Fleckenberg, Fredeburg, Grafschaft, Lenne (partly), Oberkirchen, Rarbach, Wormbach


Origin/meaning:
The arms were granted on December 16, 1909 and again on November 25, 1975.
The arms were officially granted in 1909, but date from the 14th century. Schmallenberg received city rights in the early 13th century from the Archbishop of Köln. The oldest known seal dates from 1243 and shows a castle with a banner. In late 13th century the present composition appears on coins, followed in the early 14th century on seals.
The arms show a city gate with in the gate a key, the symbol of St. Peter and the State of Köln. St. Peter is the patron saint of Köln. The actual shape of the gate has changed considerably during the centuries. The arms as granted in 1909 show the composition as used on the local seal from 1344.

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


Home © Ralf Hartemink 1996, ->

See also my other sites Food-Info.net and Food Dictionary


Disclaimer:
This site is private and non-commercial. All sources are mentioned when known. If you own copyrights to the information provided and are not mentioned, please contact the webmaster.

The information (texts or pictures) of this site may be used for private purposes but only after permission of the webmaster and with credit/link to this site. Be aware that for many non-commercial purposes permission of the (municipal) council to which the arms belong is needed ! When not sure, contact the council.
Use of the images in Wikipedia is allowed with reference to this site and/or the original source as mentioned on the site. Use template {{ngw}} for Dutch images and {{ngw2}} for non-Dutch images and always add original source. It is not allowed to use texts of this site on Wikipedia without permission !

For commercial purposes permission of the council as well as the webmaster of this site is always needed. The webmaster of this site is not responsible for commercial use of the material provided.
Disclaimer last changed on April 29, 2008 (addition Wikipedia templates), previous change January 2007 (addition Wikipedia text), previous change 2001.