Westhofen (Schwerte)

	WESTHOFEN Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Unna (until 1975 Iserlohn) Amt: Westhofen Incorporated into: 1975 Schwerte 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":51.42468000000000216687112697400152683258056640625,"lon":7.53333999999999992525090419803746044635772705078125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In goldenem Schilde ein schwarzer, rot bewehrter Adler
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 18, 1910.

Westhofen was already a fortified town in the early 14^th century and received city rights in 1323 and 1401. The oldest seal of the city is known since 1434 and shows the Imperial eagle, as the city was a possession of the Emperors. The eagle remained the arms of the city ever since.

Image gallery

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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