Stockum (Sundern)
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STOCKUM
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Hochsauerlandkreis (until 1975 Arnsberg)
Amt : Amt Sundern
Incorporated into : 1975 Sundern
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on April 21, 1961.
The sword and cross symbolise the local patron saint, St. Pancratius. The left half shows the black cross of the State of Köln, to which the area historically belonged.
Literature : Belke et al., 1986