Schloss Westerwinkel Coat of Arms, Ascheberg-Herbern, NRW, Germany - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

A total of three portals can be found at Westerwinkel Castle, which are adorned with the coats of arms of those of Merveldt and those of Westerholt pushed together. The first is located at the gatehouse of the outer bailey, the second can be seen above the entrance to the four-wing complex and the third finally at the representative entrance to the west wing of the main building.

There are many relationships between the von Merveldt and von Westerholt houses. Both belong to the Westphalian nobility and were raised to the status of imperial barons in a short period of time. The von Westerholt, whose ancestral castle of the same name is in the Recklinghausen rulership, was raised to the status of imperial baron in 1634, that of Merveldt 34 years later.

By uniting the houses, the family's coat of arms has also been expanded.

The family coat of arms of the von Merveldt family shows a golden latticework in blue made up of two overlapping rafters and two inclined bars, one to the right and the other to the left. It is not an interwoven sloping grid, even if some incorrect images (also in the Siebmacher) represent it in such a way. If you look at the coat of arms on site, you can quickly see that there was always an empty space above the rafters that ended at the top. There are also no more inclined bars to be seen below, although there would be enough space for them. The gem shows the shield in a reduced form. It is located between two blue ostrich feathers covered with slanted golden rods. The helmet covers are presented in blue and gold. In the Siebmacher the feathers are described differently, namely only made of gold, but you can also see here during a visual inspection at Westerwinkel Castle itself that the above representation is in fact correct.

The von Westerholt coat of arms, on the other hand, is quartered. Field 1 and field 4 showed the family coat of arms, which is split by black and silver and divided twice. The Lembeck coat of arms can be seen on fields 2 and 3. It consists of three drawbar-shaped silver nails in red on a serrated silver field with the tips pointing towards the center.

Above fields 1 and 4 there is a helmet ornament, a black and silver puffed helmet on which sits a red armored silver swan with wings open to the right. The left wing is silver with a black bar, the right wing is black with a silver bar. Overall, the wings have the same colors and divisions as the shield or the field. A flight can be seen above fields 2 and 3, silver on the right and red on the left.

In this regard, too, there are different information in the Siebmacher. Fields 2 and 3 should contain a silver ram's head on a red background, which is studded with three blue nails. The appearance at Westerwinkel Castle differs significantly from this description.

Over the years, the Westerholt coat of arms has been changed several times. It was expanded to include the elements Gysenberg and Raitz von Frentz (baronial and counts arms of Westerholt). The new coat of arms now bears on a shield quartered by Gysenberg and Raitz von Frentz a heart shield quartered by Westerholt and Lembeck.

All coats of arms bear the pushed together coat of arms of Merveldt / von Westerholt above the portals. The coats of arms of each of the two married couples each occupy one half of the gap. All three small helmets are combined on the combined shield.

Bearer of Coat of Arms: Noble (aristocratic) family Full name of the bearer: Ferdinand Graf von Merveldt, Freiherr zu Lembeck, Freiherr von Twickel Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: The coat of arms is located above the archway at the gatehouse to the outer bailey. Material / Design: Stone Address: Horn-Westerwinkel 1, 59387 Ascheberg, Germany Blazon (heraldic description): Not listed Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): Not listed Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): Not listed

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