Wetter (Ruhr)

	WETTER (RUHR) Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Ennepe-Ruhr Kreis Additions: 1970 Amt Volmarstein (partly) 1970 Esborn 1970 Volmarstein 1970 Wengern 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":51.38548999999999722376742283813655376434326171875,"lon":7.39135000000000008668621376273222267627716064453125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	(1911) In goldenem Schilde ein dreireihig rot-silbern geschachter Balken, darüber ein schwarzes W. (1971) In Gold ein von Rot und Silber in drei Reihen geschachter Balken, darüber eine schwarze Zinne, unterhalb des Balkes ein rotes Dreiblatt mit schwarzem Butzen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 28, 1911 and changed in 1971.

The arms from 1911

The arms show the arms with the bar of the Counts of the Mark. The area belonged historically to the county of Mark. The upper part show a stylised W, the initial of Wetter. The lower figure in the new arms is taken from the arms of the Lords of Volmarstein and was part of the arms of Amt Volmarstein.

The oldest seals of Wetter date from the late 14^th century and show only the arms of the Mark, with St. Pancratius as supporter. St. Pancratius was the patron saint of the town. In the late 19^th century the saint was changed to St. Catherine, the patron saint of the chapel of the local castle. The reason of the change is unknown

Image gallery

Seal from around 1900 with St. Catherine
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Veddeler, 2003; Meyer, 1940

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