Editing Balve (section)

==Coat of arms==
The town's coat of arms references the history of Balve. The eagle is taken from the arms of [[Arnsberg]], and the black-and-white cross from that of [[Cologne]]. Both symbols were present in old seals of the city, of which the oldest known example dates from 1462. The coat of arms was officially granted on June 24, 1911, and confirmed on February 6, 1976, after the local government reorganization of 1975.{{citation needed|date=August 2008}}

The bottom part of the coat of arms of the former ''Amt Balve'' is identical Bolve's town arms. The top half showed [[St. Peter]], wearing a red coat and holding in his left hand a golden key and in his right a golden book. This coat of arms was granted on March 5, 1957, and expired when the Amt was dissolved in 1975.{{citation needed|date=August 2008}}