Marl (Recklinghausen)

This page is part of the German heraldry portal	Heraldry of the World
German heraldry: National arms Arms of States Arms of historical territories and states Districts (Kreiswappen) Cities and municipalities German Colonies Ecclesiastical heraldry Military heraldry Corporate heraldry Studentika Other civic heraldry Total pages in the German section : 60,762 Of which images : 40,686	Selected collector's items from Germany: Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Heraldic albums Kaffee Hag albums Wappen-Sammlung Heraldic trade cards Heraldic coasters Heraldic cigar bands German heraldic literature

MARL

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Recklinghausen
Additions 1926: Hüls, Lenkerbeck, Löntrop, Sinsen; 1975 Amt Marl (partly), Polsum

Official blazon
German	Schild geteilt und unten in silber und schwarz gespalten; oben in silber ein duchgehendes schwarzes Kreuz, unten rechts ein schwarzes Faßeisen, links silberne Schlägel und Eisen.
English	(Recklinghausen) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 20, 1936.

The arms show in the chief the cross of the State of Köln, to which the area historically belonged until 1802. The lower right quarter shows a barrel-iron, derived from the arms of the Lords of Loe, who owned a castle near the town from the 14th-until 17th century.

The lower left half shows two miner's tool, symbols for the importance of mining in the development of the city.