Wenden (Sauerland)

	WENDEN (SAUERLAND) Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Olpe Additions: 1969 Amt Wenden 1969 Römershagen 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":50.96889999999999787405613460578024387359619140625,"lon":7.873400000000000176214598468504846096038818359375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	(1937) Von Grün und Silber geteilt; oben schräggekreuzt ein silberner Pfeil und eine silberne Kreuzhacke, unten ein durchgehendes schwarzes Kreuz. (1970) In Rot stehend der golden nimbierte hl. Johannes der Täufer mit dem goldenen Gotteslamm auf goldenem Buch in der Rechten, einen goldenen Kreuzstab in der Linken, bekleidet oben mit goldenem Fell, unten mit einem silbernen Mantel in Form eines Lendenrocks, vor ihm unten ein silberner Schild mit durchgehendem schwarzen Kreuz.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 20, 1937 and changed on April 6, 1970.

The arms from 1937

The old arms show in the upper half symbols for mining (axe) and protection (arrow). The lower half shows the cross of the State of Köln, as the city historically belonged to the State of Köln.

The new arms are identical to the arms of Amt Wenden. The arms show the patron saint of Wenden, St John Baptist, with his attributes, the lamb and stick. The small shield in front of the saint is again the arms of the State of Köln.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971; Meijer 1940

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