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Iserlohn County until 1975 (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Kreis Iserlohn

Last modified: 2015-05-09 by german editorial team
Keywords: north rhine-westphalia | iserlohn county | kreis iserlohn | coat of arms: per fess (horse: white) | coat of arms: per fess (horse: issuant) | coat of arms: per fess (base: tierced per pale) |
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[Iserlohn County until 1975 (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)] 3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon
Flag abolished 1975

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The county Märkischer Kreis was created in 1975 by joining the former counties of Iserlohn and Lüdenscheid, and the county-free city of Iserlohn. (...) The former county of Iserlohn used a white-red flag with the arms, according to the information given to Falko Schmidt by the county officials. The arms of Iserlohn show a rising horse (for Westphalia) and the symbols of the territories:

  • Archbishopric of Cologne: black cross on a silver field [blazon: Argent, a cross Sable].
  • County of Mark: on a golden field, a chequered bar in red and white, normally 3 × 9 fields [blazon: Or, a fess checky Gules and Argent].
  • County of Limburg: on a silver field a red lion armed and crowned blue [blazon: Argent, a lion Gules, armed and crowned Azure].

Stefan Schwoon, 20 June 2001

The county Märkischer Kreis was created in 1975 by joining the former counties of Iserlohn and Lüdenscheid, and the county-free city of Iserlohn. Lüdenscheid county was named Altena county before 1969 when the (formerly county-free) city of Lüdenscheid was integrated into it. (...) The former county of Altena/Lüdenscheid used a white-red flag with the arms, according to the information given to Falko Schmidt by the county officials. The arms of (...) Altena show the checkered bar and lion (image based on Stadler 1964-1972).

Stefan Schwoon, 20 June 2001


 

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