Amt Erwitte

	AMT ERWITTE Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Soest (until 1977 Lippstadt) Incorporated into: 1975 Erwitte 1975 Lippstadt Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":51.62859999999999871533873374573886394500732421875,"lon":8.3409999999999993036681189551018178462982177734375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Von Gold und Rot gespalten; vorn ein aufgerichteter roter goldgekrönter und goldbewehrter Löwe; hinten ein schräglinkes goldenes hausmarkenähnliches Zeichen in der Form einer mit einem Querbalken versehenen Wolfsangel.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on August 10, 1936.

The arms are a combination of elements for Erwitte and (Bad) Westernkotten. The lion is derived from the arms of the historical Von Erwitte family, whereas the wolf-hook in the right half is taken from the arms of Bad Westernkotten.

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Postal cancellation 1965

The following municipalities belonged to Amt Erwitte :

Bad Westernkotten
Benninghausen
Berenbrock
Böckum
Ebbinghausen
Eikeloh
Erwitte
Hellinghausen
Herringhausen
Horn-Millinghausen
Merklinghausen-Wiggeringhausen
Norddorf
Overhagen
Schallern
Schmerlecke
Stirpe
Völlinghausen
Weckinghausen

Literature: Belke et al, 1986

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