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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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GIERSHAGEN
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Hochsauerlandkreis (until 1975 Brilon)
Amt : Amt Niedermarsberg
Incorporated into : 1975 Marsberg
Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on June 13, 1958.
The arms indicate that the village was for many centuries a possession of the Bredelar Abbey. The arms thus show a monk, a crosier and the chequered bend of the Cistercian Order.
Literature : Belke et al., 1986