Herford

	HERFORD Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Herford Additions: 1969 Amt Herford-Hiddenhausen (partly) 1969 Diebrock 1969 Eickum 1969 Elverdissen 1969 Falkendiek 1969 Herringhausen (partly) 1969 Laar 1969 Schwarzenmoor 1969 Stedefreund 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":52.11529999999999773763192933984100818634033203125,"lon":8.6701999999999994628296917653642594814300537109375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In goldenem Schilde ein roter gotischer Torbau mit offenem Tor, in dem ein aufrechter schwarzer Schlüssel steht; auf der Giebelspitze des Tors ein rotes Kreuz, flankiert von zwei Fahnen, die rechte rot-silbern, die linke schwarzsilbern, an langen roten Stangen.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 1, 1899 by King Wilhelm II.

The arms were based on the oldest seal of the city, which dates from 1231.

Wappen von Herford/Coat of arms (crest) of Herford

13^th century seal of the city (source)

The key in the arms represent the rights that the Archbishops of Köln had in the city. The patron saint of Köln is St.Peter, whose symbol is the key. The black and white banner also represents Köln, the other banner represents the Abbey of Herford, the nuns also partly ruled the city.

Besides the above arms and seals, the city sometimes used arms, divided of red and silver, which were again based on the arms of the abbey.

Image gallery

The municipal stamp shown in 1892
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s

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