Heringhausen

HERINGHAUSEN Country: Germany State: Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis): Hochsauerlandkreis (until 1975 Meschede) Amt: Bestwig (until 1975) Incorporated into: 1975 Bestwig 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":51.33160000000000167119651450775563716888427734375,"lon":8.407199999999999562305674771778285503387451171875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In Silber über einem schwarzen Wasserrad zwei ins Andreaskreuz gestellte, rotgestielte schwarze Hämmer.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 29, 1962.

Already in the 17^th century the village possessed a water-powered hammer-mill. This is symbolised by the two crossed hammers and the water-mill wheel. The silver and black are the colours of the State of Köln, to which the area historically belonged.

Literature: Belke et al., 1986

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