approved, Bureaucrats, Interface administrators, Members who can see the literature depository, Administrators, uploader
3,709,892
edits
Werne: Difference between revisions
m
Text replacement - "====Origin/meaning====" to "===Origin/meaning==="
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "====Official blazon====" to "===Official blazon===") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "====Origin/meaning====" to "===Origin/meaning===") |
||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
(de) | (de) | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted in 1924 and are derived from the arms of the State of Münster, to which the city belonged for many centuries. The oldest known seal of the city dates from 1400 and shows the shield, with the local patron saint, St. Christopher as supporter. | The arms were granted in 1924 and are derived from the arms of the State of Münster, to which the city belonged for many centuries. The oldest known seal of the city dates from 1400 and shows the shield, with the local patron saint, St. Christopher as supporter. | ||