Hirschberg (Warstein)

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HIRSCHBERG

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Soest (until 1975 Arnsberg)
Amt : Amt Warstein (until 1975)
Incorporated into : 1975 Warstein

Official blazon
German	In Blau auf ansteigendem grünem Dreiberg ein goldener Hirsch nach links springend.
English	(Warstein) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 24, 1911.

The canting deer (Hirsch) already appears on the oldest seal of the town, known since 1442. The addition of the second canting element, the mountain (Berg) appears in a roll of arms from 1700. The arms were officially granted in 1911.