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<center>''' {{uc:Kreis Wesel (WES)}} '''<br>Wesel District</center><br>
'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''State''' : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:Nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Additions''':<br>
* 1974 [[Dinslaken (kreis)|Dinslaken]] (partly)
* 1974 [[Moers (kreis)|Moers]] (partly)
* 1974 [[Rees (kreis)|Rees]]


State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/>
{{#display_map:Kreis Wesel|width=250|height=250|zoom=7}}
Additions : 1974 [[Dinslaken (kreis)|Dinslaken]] (partly) [[Moers (kreis)|Moers]] (partly), [[Rees (kreis)|Rees]]
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[[File:wesel.kreis.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]


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|'''German'''
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| In einem grünen Schild eine silberne Kopfweide.
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|'''English'''  
|'''English'''  
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted on July 14, 1978.
The arms were granted on July 14, 1978.


The arms of the three former districts could not be combined, so new arms were devised. The tree symbolises the local tree Kopfweide (a type of willow), with 13 branches and three roots. The branches represent the municipalities and cities in the district and the roots are the three former districts.
The arms of the three former districts could not be combined, so new arms were devised. The tree symbolises the local tree Kopfweide (a type of willow), with 13 branches and three roots. The branches represent the municipalities and cities in the district and the roots are the three former districts.


===Image gallery===
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File:weselkp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kreis Wesel/Arms (crest) of the Wesel district|Postal cancellation
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986.
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986.


[[Category:Kreiswappen]]
[[Category:Kreiswappen]]

Latest revision as of 08:30, 3 September 2023

Wappen von Kreis Wesel/Arms (crest) of the Wesel district
KREIS WESEL (WES)
Wesel District

Country : Germany
Germany.jpg



State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Nordrhei.jpg



Additions:

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Official blazon
German In einem grünen Schild eine silberne Kopfweide.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on July 14, 1978.

The arms of the three former districts could not be combined, so new arms were devised. The tree symbolises the local tree Kopfweide (a type of willow), with 13 branches and three roots. The branches represent the municipalities and cities in the district and the roots are the three former districts.

Image gallery

Literature: Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986.




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