Warstein Twin Town Plaque – Hebden Bridge, UK - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

The German city of Warstein entered into a town twinning agreement with Hebden Royd in 1995. and Warstein presented the town with this plaque. Hebden Bridge is one half of the area of Hebden Royd, the other half being the town of Mytholmroyd. The plaque is situated on a stone marker at the entrance to Butler’s Wharf on the Rochdale Canal next to New Road.

The coat of arms of Warstein consists of a shield divided into two vertically. The left hand side of the shield has a white background with a black cross symbolising the archbishopric and electorate of Köln, to which the region once belonged. The right hand side has a red background with 9 white balls arranged in vertical lines of 5 and 4. These represent the municipalities that form the city of Warstein : Allagen, Belecke, Hirschberg, Mulheim, Niederbergheim, Sichtigvor, Suttrop, Waldhausen and Warstein.

This is the 1991 version of the coat of arms. The original arms were awarded as late as 1976 and only had 8 balls.

Bearer of Coat of Arms: Town Full name of the bearer: Warstein Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: The metal plaque is attached to a stone boulder at the edge of Butler's Wharf on New Road. Material / Design: Painting (enamel) on metal Address: Butler's Wharf New Road Hebden Bridge West Yorkshire United Kingdom Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link] Blazon (heraldic description): Not listed Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): Not listed

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