Alme

ALME Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Hochsauerlandkreis (until 1969 Brilon) Amt : Amt Thülen Additions : 1928 Niederalme 1928 Oberalme 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":51.4558999999999997498889570124447345733642578125,"lon":8.6225000000000004973799150320701301097869873046875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In goldenem Feld unter rotem Sparren eine auf blauem gewellten Schildfuss schwimmende silberne Gans mit rotem Schnabel.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 22, 1955.

The chevron in the arms is taken from the arms of the Lords of Meschede, who had their estate in the municipality from 1428-1765. The goose is the symbol of St. Liudgerus, the local patron saint.

The base symbolises the Alme river, as the source of the river is in the municipality.

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  The arms on a monument in Brilon

Literature: Belke et al., 1986