„Or, a hill sable charged with a house and gate Argent with timbered framework; thereupon a male-cat guardant sable.“
The arms were drawn by Kurt Schweder who designed coats of arms for all districts of Essen in die 1980s; they were never official used.

The arms are canting; "Katernberg" or "Kat(h)erenberge" means a male-cat upon a hill. But there are other opinions, who believe that its means "Kate" (cottage) by the hill. The arms fulfil both theories.
Stadtverband der Bürger- und Verkehrsvereine Essen e.V. www.buergervereine-essen.de Literatur (Quelle) Kurt Schweders Wappen der Essener Stadtteile, Johann Rainer Busch 2009, ISBN 978-3-00-028515-8
Kurt Schweder

constructed and added by Jürgen Krause
colors according to FIAV