Bredenborn

	BREDENBORN Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Höxter Incorporated into: 1970 Marienmünster 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":51.81009999999999848796505830250680446624755859375,"lon":9.1836000000000002074784788419492542743682861328125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In rotem Schilde ein silberner, von zwei runden, spitz bedachten Türmen flankierter Torbau mit spitzem Giebel, im Torbogen ein roter Schild mit durchgehendem goldenem Kreuz, über ihm als Schildhalter wachsend die Halbfigur eines geharnischten Mannes, der in der rechten ein Schwert scgwingt.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were never granted, but have been used since the 18^th century.

The arms show in a city gate a small shield with the arms of the State of Paderborn, to which the town historically belonged. The meaning of the supporter is not known.

Image gallery

The arms in the Paderborner Wappensammlung (around 1780)

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