List of coats of arms in the Minden district

This list contains all the coats of arms of the former Minden district in North Rhine-Westphalia listed in Wikipedia .

District coat of arms

circle	coat of arms	Comments
Kreis Minden		Awarded by the Prussian State Ministry on August 6, 1935: “Split from red and silver; in front an upright silver key, behind one another two red rafters. "

Coats of arms of the offices and unofficial cities

Office or city free of office	coat of arms	Comments
Office Dützen		Awarded by the President of the Province of Westphalia on July 10, 1936: “The coat of arms shows in a red shield a silver monument hall resting on three pillars (porta monument) with a wide base; on this in the base of the shield a red point covered with 2 silver keys in the shape of an St. Andrew's cross. "
Office Hartum		Awarded by the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia on July 31, 1951: "Four red windmill blades in the silver field."
Office local mountains		Awarded by the President of the Province of Westphalia on February 3, 1936: “The coat of arms shows a shield divided into red and silver. In the upper field in red three silver defense towers, in the lower field in silver a red eagle wing laid out in bars with a golden clover stem . "
Office Petershagen		Approved by the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia on June 16, 1965: “Two crossed silver (white) keys in red with a golden (yellow) scepter placed over the intersection in stakes; in the wavy, divided silver (white) shield head, a red, golden (yellow) armored eagle with golden (yellow) clover stems. "
Office Rehme		Awarded by the President of the Province of Westphalia on August 22, 1936: “The coat of arms shows three red rafters on a silver field; the head of the shield shows three silver merlettes on a red field. "
Office Windheim zu Lahde		Awarded by the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia on January 30, 1947: "The coat of arms shows a golden ship with silver sails in a shield divided by a wavy cut in red and silver, and below two crossed red keys with beards turned outwards."
City of Bad Oeynhausen (vacant since 1885)	(with decoration) (without decoration)	Awarded by a royal cabinet order of June 13, 1863: “In blue a silver ladder with four rungs. Crowned by a silver wall crown with the year 1860 (elevation to the status of the cities) and a red clad Hygieia (goddess of health) growing over it, who holds a gold bowl with the Aesculapian snake in her right hand. "
City of Minden (free of charge)		Awarded 1853: “Split by gold and red; in front a gold-armored, red-tongued black double-headed eagle, floating above it a golden crown; Two silver keys with turned-away beards crossed at the back at an angle. "

Coats of arms of the official cities and municipalities

Office Hartum

place	coat of arms	Comments
Community Eickhorst		Awarded by the Interior Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia on April 25, 1952: "In the red field a silver tree stump from which three silver oak leaves sprout."
Hahlen municipality		Awarded by the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia on April 25, 1952: "In the red field under a silver wave bar, a silver point growing out of the base of the shield."
Hartum parish		Awarded by the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia on April 25, 1952: “In the silver field a left-facing, sloping, red step; on the lower heel a red-leafed bog. "
municipality Hille		Awarded by the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia on April 28, 1952: "In a silver field three red-leafed, black bog bulbs growing out of a red undulating ground, of which the middle one towers over the others."
Municipality Holzhausen II		Awarded by the Interior Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia on April 28, 1952: "In the red field a silver thatched gable with two crossed horse heads as a gable ornament."
Nordhemmern municipality		Awarded by the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia on June 21, 1952: "In the red field representing a burial mound a silver urn, over it a curved silver shield head."
Südhemmern municipality		Awarded by the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia on March 31, 1952: "In the red field a silver wave pole, which is covered with a black bog with a red-leafed handle."

Office local mountains

place	coat of arms	Comments
City mountains
City mountains		Awarded by the President of the Province of Westphalia on July 10, 1939: "The coat of arms shows a shield divided by red and silver, above two diagonally crossed silver keys, below a red, bar-like eagle wing with a golden clover stem ."
community Lerbeck		Awarded by the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia on November 17, 1950: "In a red field a slanting left silver wave bar lowered to the head of the shield, which is accompanied by two at the top and by a silver lark pacing to the left."

Office Petershagen

place	coat of arms	Comments
City of Petershagen		Awarded on March 2, 1908: "In red, two diagonally crossed silver keys with turned-away beards on top, between which a silver nettle leaf hovers."

Office Rehme

place	coat of arms	Comments
Municipality of Dehme		Awarded by the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia on February 6, 1952: “In the red field a slanting left silver wave bar. Above it in a silver shield head a black double wall. "
community Eidinghausen		Approved by the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia on May 3, 1966: “In gold (yellow) under a shield head with a black three-mountain, a Cistercian monk with a silver (white) robe and black scapular, in the right hand a red curved staff, in the left holding a red book in a pouch; in the green base of the shield a silver (white) wave bar. "
municipality Lohe		Approved by the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia on May 11, 1962: “In green, a curved, overturned silver (white) tip, covered with a green oak leaf and below with the coat of arms of the Minden district (= split by red and silver / white, front an upright silver / white key with a beard turned to the right, two red rafters behind). "
Municipality of Rehme (1938–1952)		Awarded by the President of the Province of Westphalia on July 12, 1938: "The coat of arms shows a blue, wavy cap on a golden shield."
Municipality of Rehme (1952–1972)		Awarded by the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia on August 21, 1952: "In a red field a silver wave goblet accompanied by three silver merlettes."
community Volmerdingsen		Approved by the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia on June 6, 1962: “In red, a golden (yellow) horseshoe that is open downwards over a silver (white) wave post and wave crossbar of a fallen crutch. At the top right a silver (white) cross, the two upper corners of which are closed by arches, at the top left two diagonally crossed silver (white) gable boards, which end in horse heads turned outwards. "
Werste municipality		Awarded by the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia on February 3, 1960: “Shield divided by a silver (white) wavy bar; above in green a golden (yellow) megalithic grave with two vertical bearing stones and an overlying horizontal capstone, below in red a golden (yellow) urn decorated in deep engraving. "
community Wulferdingsen		Awarded by the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia on July 20, 1956: "In red a silver (white) wolf head, above it in a silver (white) shield head a black three-mountain."

Office Windheim zu Lahde

place	coat of arms	Comments
City of Shlisselburg		Awarded on December 23, 1907: "In red two diagonally crossed silver keys with outward-turned beards above, between a silver heraldic lily."

See also

• List of coats of arms in the Lübbecke district
• List of coats of arms in the Minden-Lübbecke district

Web links

Commons : Wappen im Kreis Minden  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

References and comments

1. ↑ Klemens Stadler: German coat of arms. Federal Republic of Germany, Volume 1: The district coats of arms, Bremen: Angelsachsen-Verlag, 1964, p. 63.
2. ^ Official Journal of the Prussian Government in Minden, year 1936, item 31 (= August 1, 1936), p. 123.
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Official Journal for the Detmold administrative district, year 1953, No. 5 (= February 2, 1953), p. 49.
4. ^ Official Journal of the Prussian Government in Minden, year 1936, Item 8 (= February 22, 1936), p. 23.
5. ↑ Official Journal for the Detmold District, Volume 150, No. 30 (= July 26, 1965), p. 329.
6. ^ Official Journal of the Prussian Government in Minden, year 1936, item 42 (= October 17, 1936), p. 155.
7. ↑ .
8. ^ City of Bad Oeynhausen: coat of arms ( Memento from June 22, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ Klemens Stadler: German coat of arms. Federal Republic of Germany, Volume 7: The municipal coat of arms of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Supplements and corrections to Volume 1, Bremen: Angelsachsen-Verlag, 1972, p. 21. - alternative coat of arms description : "In blue an upright silver ladder with four rungs."
10. ↑ Klemens Stadler: German coat of arms. Federal Republic of Germany, Volume 7: The municipal coat of arms of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Supplements and corrections to Volume 1, Bremen: Angelsachsen-Verlag, 1972, p. 69.
11. ↑ Official Journal for the Detmold administrative district, year 1953, No. 5 (= February 2, 1953), pp. 49–50.
12. ↑ ^{a b c} Official Gazette for the Detmold administrative district, year 1953, No. 5 (= February 2, 1953), p. 50.
13. ^ Official Journal of the Prussian Government in Minden, year 1939, item 29 (= July 22, 1939), p. 122.
14. ↑ Klemens Stadler: German coat of arms. Federal Republic of Germany, Volume 7: The municipal coat of arms of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Supplements and corrections to Volume 1, Bremen: Angelsachsen-Verlag, 1972, p. 49. - Alternative description of the coat of arms : “Divided by red and silver; Above, two diagonally crossed silver keys with beards turned outwards above, below a horizontal red eagle's wing with a golden clover stem. "
15. ↑ 950 years of Lerbeck. Contributions to its history 1033–1983, Porta Westfalica 1983, p. 27.
16. ↑ Klemens Stadler: German coat of arms. Federal Republic of Germany, Volume 7: The municipal coat of arms of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Supplements and corrections to Volume 1, Bremen: Angelsachsen-Verlag, 1972, p. 78.
17. ↑ Official Gazette for the Detmold administrative district, year 1952, No. 27 (= July 7, 1952), p. 268.
18. ↑ Official Gazette for the Detmold administrative region, Volume 151, No. 22 (= May 31, 1966), pp. 198–199.
19. ↑ Official Gazette for the Detmold administrative district, Volume 147, No. 23 (= June 4, 1962), p. 136.
20. ^ Official Journal of the Prussian Government in Minden, year 1938, item 31 (= 6 August 1938), p. 307.
21. ↑ Official Journal for the Detmold administrative district, year 1952, No. 40 (= October 6, 1952), p. 393.
22. ↑ Official Gazette for the Detmold administrative district, Volume 147, No. 28 (= July 9, 1962), p. 156.
23. ↑ Official Gazette for the Detmold administrative district, year 1960, No. 8 (= February 29, 1960), p. 32.
24. ↑ Official Gazette for the Detmold administrative district, year 1956, No. 31 (= July 30, 1956), p. 265.
25. ↑ Klemens Stadler: German coat of arms. Federal Republic of Germany, Volume 7: The municipal coat of arms of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Supplements and corrections to Volume 1, Bremen: Angelsachsen-Verlag, 1972, p. 86.