Rüthen

	RÜTHEN Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Soest (until 1975 Lippstadt) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1975 Altenrüthen 1975 Drewer 1975 Hemmern 1975 Hoinkhausen 1975 Kallenhardt 1975 Kellinghausen 1975 Kneblinghausen 1975 Langenstrasse-Heddinghausen 1975 Meiste 1975 Menzel 1975 Nettelstädt 1975 Oestereiden 1975 Weickede 1975 Westereiden 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":51.4911000000000029785951483063399791717529296875,"lon":8.433099999999999596411726088263094425201416015625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Silber ein durchgehendes schwarzes Kreuz, das im Schnittpunkt mit einer roten Raute belegt und von vier roten Rauten bewinkelt ist.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 28, 1911 and confirmed on August 19, 1976.

Rüthen was founded in 1200 by the Archbishop of Köln as a fortress against the State of Paderborn. The oldest seals show a city wall with the Archbishop of Köln. The arms are based on the seal of the city, dating from 1549. The arms show the cross of the State of Köln and five diamonds (Rauten) as a canting symbol.

After the merger in 1975 the old arms were continued, as most of the other municipalities did not use arms.

According to the local council, the five red diamonds are also symbols for the five wounds of Jesus Christ.

Image gallery

Seal on a charter from September 29, 1467
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Belke, 1986

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