Westheim (Marsberg)

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Wappen von Westheim (Marsberg)/Arms (crest) of Westheim (Marsberg)
WESTHEIM

Country : Germany
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State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
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District (Kreis) : Hochsauerlandkreis (until 1969 Büren)
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Amt : (until 1975) Amt Wünnenberg
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Official blazon
German In Gold ein schwarzer schreitender Hirsch; darüber im Schildhaupt vorn eine schrägrechte grüne Weizenähre und hinten ein schräglinkes grünes Eichenblatt.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1966.

The arms are derived from the Counts of Stolberg (see also Stolberg (Harz)), former rulers of the area, who showed a deer on their arms. The wheat ear symbolises the importance of agriculture and the oak leave the wooded areas.

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