Meschede

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	MESCHEDE Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Hochsauerlandkreis (until 1975 Meschede) Amt : Meschede (until 1975) Additions: 1975 Amt Freienohl 1975 Amt Meschede 1975 Calle 1975 Eversberg 1975 Freienohl 1975 Grevenstein 1975 Meschede-Land 1975 Remblinghausen 1975 Visbeck 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":51.341599999999999681676854379475116729736328125,"lon":8.2864000000000004320099833421409130096435546875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 28, 1911 and again on July 30, 1976.

Meschede received city rights from Dietrich II von Moers, Archbishop of Köln, in 1457. The oldest seal dates from 1488 and already shows the present arms. The arms are a combination of the eagle of the Lords of Arnsberg and the cross of the State of Köln. The area was part of the County Arnsberg until 1368, when it became part of Köln. The arms have thus never changed since.

Image gallery

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Postal cancellation 1959
The arms on a special cancellation 1986
with Le Puy-en-Velay
The arms on a special cancellation 1988

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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