Messinghausen

	MESSINGHAUSEN Country: Germany State: Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis): Hochsauerlandkreis (until 1969 Brilon) Amt: Amt Thülen Incorporated into: 1975 Brilon 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":51.39150000000000062527760746888816356658935546875,"lon":8.672399999999999664623828721232712268829345703125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Silber über blauem gewellten Schildfuß schwarzer Hammer und Schlägel ins Andreaskreuz gestellt.
English	blazon wanted

The arms were officially granted on March 16, 1954.

The mining tools refer to the former iron mining in the area. The base refers to the Hoppecke river.

Literature: Belke et al., 1986

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