Dietrich of Paderborn. Formerly, in arms granted in 1908, Mary holding the baby Jesus stood where the Bishop is now. Furthermore, three towers sprouted from the top of the two Gothic doorframes. This coat of arms was based on the town's oldest known seal, from 1318, and the seal itself had been based on one used by the local convent that had founded the town, perhaps explaining its religious theme; Vitus and Mary were the two patron saints. The new arms with the Bishop, and without Mary and the towers, were granted on 17 February 1977. The knobs over the doorways have also been rearranged so that there are now thirteen – one for each constituent community. Economy and infrastructure Transport Willebadessen lies on highways L828 (Scherfede-Horn Bad Meinberg) and L763 (Kleinenberg-B252). Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B252 also runs right by Peckelsheim and Niesen. Willebadessen also has a railway halt from which trains run two-hourly to Warburg and Münster. Literature Karl Hengst (Herausgeber): Willebadessen gestern und heute. Bonifatius Verlag, 1999, References External links Willebadessen Borlinghausen Eissen Löwen music club Löwen volunteer fire brigade Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia Höxter (district)