List of coats of arms in the Borken district

This list contains all coats of arms of the Borken district in North Rhine-Westphalia listed in Wikipedia , including historical coats of arms. All cities, communities and districts in North Rhine-Westphalia have a coat of arms. They can be reached via the navigation bar at the end of the page.

Borken district

Coat of arms of the Borken district
The district of Borken in North Rhine-Westphalia

Coats of arms of cities and municipalities

City of Ahaus
City of Bocholt
District town of Borken
City of Gescher
City of Gronau (Westphalia)
Heek municipality

Parish Heiden

City of Isselburg

Legden municipality

municipality Raesfeld

Reken municipality

City of Rhede

Community of Schöppingen

City city wages

municipality Südlohn

City of Velen

City of Vreden

Coats of arms of formerly independent communities

Municipality Alstätte , since 1975 the district of Ahaus
Community Ottenstein , since 1975 the district of Ahaus
Wessum municipality , part of Ahaus since 1975
Wüllen municipality , part of Ahaus since 1969
Office of Liedern-Werth , since 1975 district of Bocholt and Isselburg
City of Gemen , since 1969 district of Borken
Amt Gemen- Weseke , since 1975 district of Borken
Epe municipality , part of Gronau since 1975
Old community Gescher , part of Gescher since 1969
Old community Heek , since 1969 part of Heek
Nienborg municipality , part of Heek since 1969
City of Anholt , since 1975 part of Isselburg
Former town of Isselburg , since 1975 part of Isselburg
City of Werth , since 1975 part of Isselburg
Altgemeinde Legden , since 1969 the district of Legden
Asbeck municipality , part of Legden since 1969
Municipality of Erle , since 1975 part of Raesfeld
Altgemeinde Raesfeld , part of Raesfeld since 1975
Old municipality Rhede , since 1968 district of Rhede
Oeding municipality , part of Südlohn since 1969
Altgemeinde Südlohn , part of Südlohn since 1969
Ramsdorf municipality , part of Velen since 1975
Altgemeinde Velen , since 1975 the district of Velen

Historical coat of arms of Gronau (Westf.)

Gronau (Westf.) , Coat of arms from 1898 to 1937
Gronau (Westf.) , Coat of arms from 1937 to 1981

Coats of arms of former districts

Ahaus district , independent until December 31, 1974
Borken district , until December 31, 1974

Coat of arms descriptions and notes

↑ Borken district: "In gold, a red bar covered with three white wall anchors." (Section 3 (1) of the main statutes of the Borken district ( Memento of the original of March 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet Checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. (PDF; 246 kB), approved by a certificate from the District President in Münster dated May 14, 1979) @1@ 2

↑ City of Ahaus: "Squared yellow and red, fields 1 and 4 are each covered with three continuous red bars." (Section 2 (1) of the main statute of the city of Ahaus , approved by a certificate from the district president in Münster from April 14, 1978)

↑ City of Bocholt: "The city coat of arms shows a silver beech tree with silver fruits on a green field." (Section 2 (1) sentence 1 of the main statute of the city of Bocholt (PDF; 97 kB), approved in its current form on March 6, 1930)

↑ City of Borken: “In silver (white) a red fastening with a double silver (white) gate opening in a crenellated wall and three towers, of which the middle one shows a silver (white) rose window in the form of a quatrefoil and a dome that tapers into a button is covered, while the two sides have a crenellated wreath. " (§ 2 Paragraph 1 of the main statute of the city of Borken (PDF; 187 kB), approved by a certificate from the district president in Münster from April 22, 1970)

↑ City of Gescher: "The coat of arms of the city of Gescher shows two silver (white) hunting horns turned away from each other on a green shield." (§ 2 paragraph 1 of the main statute of the city of Gescher (PDF; 188 kB), approved by a certificate from the district president in Münster from January 20, 1971)

↑ City of Gronau: "The city coat of arms shows in green a broad yellow wave post covered with a black reinforced blue swan, accompanied by a yellow spool at the front and a yellow ear at the back." (Section 3 (1) of the main statutes of the city of Gronau , approved by document of the District President in Münster on October 8, 1981)

↑ Heek municipality : “Split from red to gold (yellow); Standing in front is a golden (yellow) bishop with a staff in his right hand, a book and a model of a church in his left, a golden (yellow) goose at his feet, behind a red crenellated wall with black double gates, each with a black window opening, on which a red tower with a canopy and crenellated gallery and three black windows arranged one above the other. ” (Section 2 (2) of the main statute of the municipality of Heek ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original - and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. (PDF; 47 kB), approved by a certificate from the District President in Münster dated July 10, 1972) @1@ 2

↑ Municipality of Heiden: "In the blue field two silver (white) bars, the lower part of which is a golden (yellow) megalithic barrow." (§ 2 Paragraph 1 of the main statute of the municipality of Heiden (PDF; 59 kB), approved by a document from the state's interior minister North Rhine-Westphalia from April 17, 1956)

↑ City of Isselburg: "In red over a tinned silver (white) wall a crenellated white building with a pointed roof and lantern, the roof covered by two silver (white) wall anchors." (§ 2 paragraph 2 of the main statute of the city of Isselburg ( Memento des Originals dated December 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. (PDF; 57 kB), approved by a certificate from the District President in Münster from July 20, 1976) @1@ 2

↑ Municipality of Legden: “Divided from gold (yellow) to blue to silver (white). In the middle in blue three six-pointed golden (yellow) stars, of which the middle one is slightly raised; below in silver (white) two right-slanted rows of red diamonds. ” (§ 2 Paragraph 2 of the main statute of the municipality of Legden ( memento of the original of November 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check Original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note (PDF; 55 kB), approved by a certificate from the district president in Münster dated March 5, 1970) @1@ 2

↑ Municipality of Raesfeld: "Divided by red and yellow, in front a yellow tower with a steep hood, behind two red squirrels in stakes." (§ 2 of the main statutes of the municipality of Raesfeld (PDF; 22 kB), approved by a certificate from the district president in Münster from April 30, 1979)

↑ Reken municipality : "In yellow (gold) above a double black church choir, each with 3 windows and a pointed roof, a six-leaved green holly branch with 11 (3: 8) red berries." (§ 2 Paragraph 1 of the main statute of the Reken municipality , approved by certificate of the district president in Münster from January 16, 1970)

↑ Stadt Rhede: "A shield squared in silver (white) and green, fields 1 and 4 of which are covered with two black zigzag threads each, field 2 with a silver (white) shuttle, and field 3 with a silver (white) ploughshare." (Section 2 (1) of the main statute of the town of Rhede ( Memento of the original from November 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( PDF; 64 kB), approved by a certificate from the District President in Münster dated September 26, 1968) @1@ 2

↑ community Schöppingen: ". In blazon a silver (white) Sheep on green ground" (§ 2, paragraph 2 of the main statute of the community Schöppingen , approved by deed of the provincial government in Munster from ???)

↑ Stadt Stadtlohn: "The coat of arms of the city of Stadtlohn shows three Paulus heads over three blue crossbars on a silver (white) background." (§ 2 paragraph 1 of the main statute of the city of Stadtlohn (PDF; 48 kB). The coat of arms was last used by Kaiser Wilhelm II . Established in his capacity as Prussian King by the Supreme Order of August 9, 1909.)

^ Community of Südlohn: "From silver (white) to red divided obliquely to the left, above an upright three-leaf green clover; below a silvery (white) tower with a conical roof growing out of the edge of the shield and an upper storey projecting over a crenellated frieze. Of the six black windows, four are arranged in pairs above the frieze, two by stakes (heraldic) on the right underneath. ” (Section 2 (2) of the main statute of the Südlohn community ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically defective Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this note. Approved by a certificate from the District President in Münster from January 15, 1971)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / 213.179.128.67

↑ City of Velen: "The coat of arms of the city of Velen shows in the enlarged yellow head of the shield three red merlettes arranged in bars, at the bottom a yellow ram with a yellow cross." (§ 2 paragraph 2 of the main statute of the city of Velen (PDF; 121 kB), approved by a certificate from the District President in Münster dated November 14, 1977)

↑ City of Vreden: “On a blue background in gold (yellow) Saint Peter with an erected silver (white) key and Paul with an erect silver (white) sword as a shield holder of a shield split from silver (white) to blue, the one in front a continuous black one Cross, showing a golden (yellow) bar at the back. " (§ 2 Paragraph 2 of the main statute of the city of Vreden ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original - and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. (PDF; 46 kB), approved by a certificate from the District President in Münster dated September 14, 1973) @1@ 2

[1] Borken district: "In gold, a red bar covered with three white wall anchors." (Section 3 (1) of the main statutes of the Borken district ( Memento of the original of March 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet Checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. (PDF; 246 kB), approved by a certificate from the District President in Münster dated May 14, 1979) @1@ 2

[2] City of Ahaus: "Squared yellow and red, fields 1 and 4 are each covered with three continuous red bars." (Section 2 (1) of the main statute of the city of Ahaus , approved by a certificate from the district president in Münster from April 14, 1978)

[3] City of Bocholt: "The city coat of arms shows a silver beech tree with silver fruits on a green field." (Section 2 (1) sentence 1 of the main statute of the city of Bocholt (PDF; 97 kB), approved in its current form on March 6, 1930)

[4] City of Borken: “In silver (white) a red fastening with a double silver (white) gate opening in a crenellated wall and three towers, of which the middle one shows a silver (white) rose window in the form of a quatrefoil and a dome that tapers into a button is covered, while the two sides have a crenellated wreath. " (§ 2 Paragraph 1 of the main statute of the city of Borken (PDF; 187 kB), approved by a certificate from the district president in Münster from April 22, 1970)

[5] City of Gescher: "The coat of arms of the city of Gescher shows two silver (white) hunting horns turned away from each other on a green shield." (§ 2 paragraph 1 of the main statute of the city of Gescher (PDF; 188 kB), approved by a certificate from the district president in Münster from January 20, 1971)

[6] City of Gronau: "The city coat of arms shows in green a broad yellow wave post covered with a black reinforced blue swan, accompanied by a yellow spool at the front and a yellow ear at the back." (Section 3 (1) of the main statutes of the city of Gronau , approved by document of the District President in Münster on October 8, 1981)

[7] Heek municipality : “Split from red to gold (yellow); Standing in front is a golden (yellow) bishop with a staff in his right hand, a book and a model of a church in his left, a golden (yellow) goose at his feet, behind a red crenellated wall with black double gates, each with a black window opening, on which a red tower with a canopy and crenellated gallery and three black windows arranged one above the other. ” (Section 2 (2) of the main statute of the municipality of Heek ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original - and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. (PDF; 47 kB), approved by a certificate from the District President in Münster dated July 10, 1972) @1@ 2

[8] Municipality of Heiden: "In the blue field two silver (white) bars, the lower part of which is a golden (yellow) megalithic barrow." (§ 2 Paragraph 1 of the main statute of the municipality of Heiden (PDF; 59 kB), approved by a document from the state's interior minister North Rhine-Westphalia from April 17, 1956)

[9] City of Isselburg: "In red over a tinned silver (white) wall a crenellated white building with a pointed roof and lantern, the roof covered by two silver (white) wall anchors." (§ 2 paragraph 2 of the main statute of the city of Isselburg ( Memento des Originals dated December 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. (PDF; 57 kB), approved by a certificate from the District President in Münster from July 20, 1976) @1@ 2

[10] Municipality of Legden: “Divided from gold (yellow) to blue to silver (white). In the middle in blue three six-pointed golden (yellow) stars, of which the middle one is slightly raised; below in silver (white) two right-slanted rows of red diamonds. ” (§ 2 Paragraph 2 of the main statute of the municipality of Legden ( memento of the original of November 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check Original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note (PDF; 55 kB), approved by a certificate from the district president in Münster dated March 5, 1970) @1@ 2

[11] Municipality of Raesfeld: "Divided by red and yellow, in front a yellow tower with a steep hood, behind two red squirrels in stakes." (§ 2 of the main statutes of the municipality of Raesfeld (PDF; 22 kB), approved by a certificate from the district president in Münster from April 30, 1979)

[12] Reken municipality : "In yellow (gold) above a double black church choir, each with 3 windows and a pointed roof, a six-leaved green holly branch with 11 (3: 8) red berries." (§ 2 Paragraph 1 of the main statute of the Reken municipality , approved by certificate of the district president in Münster from January 16, 1970)

[13] Stadt Rhede: "A shield squared in silver (white) and green, fields 1 and 4 of which are covered with two black zigzag threads each, field 2 with a silver (white) shuttle, and field 3 with a silver (white) ploughshare." (Section 2 (1) of the main statute of the town of Rhede ( Memento of the original from November 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( PDF; 64 kB), approved by a certificate from the District President in Münster dated September 26, 1968) @1@ 2

[14] unity Schöppingen: ". In blazon a silver (white) Sheep on green ground" (§ 2, paragraph 2 of the main statute of the community Schöppingen , approved by deed of the provincial government in Munster from ???)

[15] Stadt Stadtlohn: "The coat of arms of the city of Stadtlohn shows three Paulus heads over three blue crossbars on a silver (white) background." (§ 2 paragraph 1 of the main statute of the city of Stadtlohn (PDF; 48 kB). The coat of arms was last used by Kaiser Wilhelm II . Established in his capacity as Prussian King by the Supreme Order of August 9, 1909.)

[16] Community of Südlohn: "From silver (white) to red divided obliquely to the left, above an upright three-leaf green clover; below a silvery (white) tower with a conical roof growing out of the edge of the shield and an upper storey projecting over a crenellated frieze. Of the six black windows, four are arranged in pairs above the frieze, two by stakes (heraldic) on the right underneath. ” (Section 2 (2) of the main statute of the Südlohn community ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically defective Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this note. Approved by a certificate from the District President in Münster from January 15, 1971)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / 213.179.128.67

[17] City of Velen: "The coat of arms of the city of Velen shows in the enlarged yellow head of the shield three red merlettes arranged in bars, at the bottom a yellow ram with a yellow cross." (§ 2 paragraph 2 of the main statute of the city of Velen (PDF; 121 kB), approved by a certificate from the District President in Münster dated November 14, 1977)

[18] City of Vreden: “On a blue background in gold (yellow) Saint Peter with an erected silver (white) key and Paul with an erect silver (white) sword as a shield holder of a shield split from silver (white) to blue, the one in front a continuous black one Cross, showing a golden (yellow) bar at the back. " (§ 2 Paragraph 2 of the main statute of the city of Vreden ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original - and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. (PDF; 46 kB), approved by a certificate from the District President in Münster dated September 14, 1973) @1@ 2